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Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 50% over lifecycle by end of this decade

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At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels.

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Tesla was ‘ignorant’ of Bitcoin’s environmental impact when investing, Kimbal Musk says

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And of course, it didn’t take very long to get a million — I’m not kidding probably a million — messages telling us what we were doing to the environment.” ” Kimbal made the comments at the Ethereum Denver conference in an interview with TechCrunch. billion at the end of 2021.

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Greenius on Patch.com: Finding Free Green to Fund the Green Idea City

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The economy may technically be “in recovery,&# but everyone I know has been spending less, cancelling services, delaying big purchases and taking another staycation. Tags: environment. I don’t need to tell you how tight money is today. Even the banks are playing it frugal, extending little credit and approving few loans.

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U of Michigan Study Finds Costs of Plug-in Cars Primary Key to Broad Consumer Acceptance

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Probabilities at different price points for at lest some chance of purchase. The findings were released at The Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit today. Distribution of purchase probabilities at different price points. The purpose of this study was to examine the conditions under which consumers would purchase a PHEV.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The THINK EV-Ready Cities Index was presented by THINK CEO Richard Canny at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Annual Conference and Meeting at the Washington Auto Show. Since EVs are a unique solution for congested urban environments, we are taking a city-by-city approach rather than a national or state-by-state approach.

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Exploring the Potential Use, Impact and Valuation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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They collected data using a multi-part online survey, and elicited driving patterns and recharge potential using a plug-in potential diary of driving and parking for a vehicle purchased new (model year 2002 or later) that is driven several times per week by the respondent’s household. the electric range capability—of the PHEV.

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The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography

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After the conference, the research office sent a delegation, including Vine, to Italy to see the 18-meter-long, 45-tonne vehicle. Navy purchased Trieste in 1958 to conduct research. During a 1956 symposium about deep-sea exploration held in Washington, D.C.,