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EPA proposes ban on all consumer, most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride

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Methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane and DCM, is a volatile chemical used in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer applications such as adhesives, sealants, degreasers, cleaners, and automobile products. Methylene chloride is also used in industrial settings for making other chemicals.

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Siemens and Nexii unveil sustainable and cost-effective EV charging prototype for faster deployment

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The busway power distribution equipment is manufactured at Siemens’ 540-person manufacturing hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This product is the industry’s first EV charging system to house all necessary electrical infrastructure components that power EV chargers in an above-ground, enclosed, and low carbon structure.

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Banks quietly raise interest rates on car, personal loans – ET Auto

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Interest rates on some retail loans, excluding home loans, have started inching up, with several banks revising their marginal cost of lending rate ( MCLR ). Several other banks have increased their personal loan rates as well. Representative image. Bank of Baroda, which was charging 8.7% on auto loans last month, is charging 8.8%

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This lamppost EV charger just went commercial in the US

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Image: Voltpost EV charging company Voltpost ‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas. The company says its platform provides EV drivers convenient and affordable charging while reducing installation costs, time, maintenance, and chargers’ footprint. Get started here. –ad*

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Lux Research: “The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong”

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In a note following the 2014 Automated Vehicle Symposium, Lux Research said : “ The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. ” The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. Multiple times, we heard the phrase “But Google says.”

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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MIT just released directions for commercializing perovskite solar cells

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Their potential to redefine the solar energy landscape is vast, offering a tantalizing combination of high efficiency, low manufacturing costs, and the unique ability to be applied to a variety of substrates, from rigid glass to flexible materials. Get started here. – ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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