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DeepGreen lifecycle analysis argues for sourcing EV battery materials from deep-sea polymetallic nodules

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100% reduction in solid waste. million square kilometers in the Pacific Ocean roughly 500 miles south of Hawaii. At a high level, the findings suggest that, compared to mining the land for battery metals, sourcing the needed metals from ocean nodules can deliver: 70% less CO 2 e direct emissions. 94% less stored carbon at risk.

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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

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Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. Conclusions.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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It employs approximately 350 researchers, managers, and support staff (by comparison, Bell Laboratories before the AT&T breakup employed roughly 25,000). It was based in part on the Alohanet, a packet radio network developed at the University of Hawaii in the late 1960s. and Toronto, Ont., Alvy Ray Smith. “No

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