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Plug In America joins global alliance

Plug in America

Like Plug In America, the Alliance is calling for every new light-duty passenger vehicle sold in their countries to have a plug by 2030. One of the first joint activities of the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance will be participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November 2021.

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

To ignite combustion, a laser must focus light to approximately 100 gigawatts per square centimeter with short pulses of more than 10 millijoules each. The laser is not strong enough to light the leanest fuel mixtures with a single pulse. 630, February 2010, INTECH, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-7619-80-0, pp.

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