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Daimler first automotive company to test UBQ’s climate-positive thermoplastic material in auto parts

Green Car Congress

Daimler announced a trial and development partnership with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials to explore the use of UBQ’s climate-positive material in the production of automobile parts. UBQ operates a test plant in southern Israel which already supplies UBQ to the plastic industry with a capacity of 5,000 tons per year.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom. —COP 26 Declaration.

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

Together, we will provide an accessible path for both consumer and delivery riders to adopt sustainable urban mobility and play a key role in battling climate change and making the world better for all,” said Horace Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro. “On And that news likely couldn’t come soon enough for riders in Chile and Colombia.

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Study finds even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks; risk rises within hours of exposure

Green Car Congress

Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34%, according to a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Arch Intern Med. Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. 2011.732.

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EV battery swap!

Electric Auto Association

California is expected to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a groundbreaking move that could seriously affect the effort to fight climate change and accelerate the global transition toward electric vehicles (EVs). For decades, the EV industry has struggled to create a viable model for quick and easy battery charging.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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Letter from Copenhagen

Revenge of the Electric Car

So were the electric Teslas, Nissans, Renaults, Betterplace vehicles, and Danish cars of the “International Mayor’s EV Parade,&# a couple days later. Step into a bike lane as many an international innocent would on the way to Klimaforum and learn a new Danish swear word. And the international press did its job.