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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

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Businesses and public-sector organizations whose employees drive for work are in a unique position to catalyze the conversion of commuter vehicles from gas to electric. Many are beginning to convert their fleet vehicles, acknowledging their role in climate change.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

Green Car Congress

The fully electric van—based on the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter—combines a variety of innovative solutions designed to improve the quality of life in cities; to conserve resources and protect the climate; and to better the health and safety of the driver and other road users. This reduces energy use accordingly.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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Low-input cultivation of perennial plants, e.g. from short-rotation forestry and grasslands, may be an effective source of cellulosic biomass and provide environmental benefits (reduced pollution and lower greenhouse gas emissions). Ravindranath et al.

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Sinopec Capital to invest in and partner with LanzaTech; direct production of chemicals from wastes and residues

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LanzaTech’s platform takes pollution and recycles it, eliminating single-use carbon. Capital investment plays an integral part in catalyzing the application and marketing of biotechnology while serving as an important way towards carbon capture, conversion and recycling. LanzaTech represents the world-leading carbon recycling company.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. We also mined or extracted and burned coal and oil, releasing millions of years of stored solar energy indiscriminately, altering Earth’s climate.

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