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Baltimore City will transport 350 students every day with EV buses

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Baltimore City is planning to replace several diesel-powered school buses with electric units later this month, serving 350 students with zero-emission transportation to school every day. The post Baltimore City will transport 350 students every day with EV buses appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The Top 12 Climate Developments of 2022

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The past year saw amazing developments in climate, energy, and more that will make a difference for years to come. The past year might unfortunately be remembered as the year that Russia invaded Ukraine — or for some even stranger events such as the Oscar slap, Musk’s Twitter chaos, or Taylor Swift ticket mayhem.

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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

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Since its launch in April 2021 , the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance has convened a diverse set of experts to explore three areas in which fundamental research could have the most impact: climate change; the nexus of biology and engineering; and securing critical infrastructure against hackers.

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Experts view on future transportation fuels

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Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. 2018) “Future transportation fuels.”

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AASHTO Launches Transportation and Climate Change Resource Center Website

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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has launched a newly expanded and enhanced website on climate change and transportation, the AASHTO Transportation and Climate Change Resource Center.

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Does The Success Of Tesla Represent A “Green Swan” Event? (Video)

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“Green swan” event? As the climate crisis reaches a frightening point of no return, companies are trying to step up to enact real change to save the planet. One such company includes Tesla, led by Elon Musk to produce electric vehicles at greater volumes than any company has ever dared to do before.

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I Attend Lexus Event To Understand Its Strategy On Climate

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In this article, I cover the presentation Lexus executives gave to me and other journalists last week and their answers to a question challenging them on the weaknesses I saw in their plan. Last week, I was invited to spend 3 days in Plano, Texas, learning about the latest new vehicles coming out of Lexus […].

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