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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

Green Car Congress

Conversion of iron ore into iron accounts for 90% of steelmaking emissions that may be eliminated using Electra’s process. Hydrogen or natural gas-based steelmaking requires ores with the highest iron content at 67% or above, making the cost and ore supply challenge even more acute for these processes.

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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They used the model and the data to estimate the life cycle air pollution, greenhouse gas, and traffic externality benefits and costs of serving rides based on Chicago TNC trip data from 2019 to 2022 with fully electric vehicles. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Mohan et al.

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NHTSA calculates US motor vehicle crashes in 2010 cost $871B in economic loss and societal harm

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The US Department of Transportation''s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new study that finds the price tag for motor vehicle crashes in the US in 2010 carried a cost of $871 billion in economic loss and societal harm. The economic cost of motor vehicle crashes in the US is the equivalent of 1.9%

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Tesla partners on new solar solution expected to slash rooftop solar costs

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A lot of the cost of a solar system is linked to design, installation, mounting equipment, and more. If you can reduce those costs, you can reduce the overall cost of residential solar power. The company believes that it will “dramatically lower component count, leading to higher reliability and reduced service costs.”

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Tech: Smart Car Cybersecurity

Clean Fleet Report

I appreciate cleanfleetreport.com for allowing me to weigh in on the conversation about new cars and their impact on our lives. With the high cost of new cars, it’s only expected that they would be able to incorporate this rapidly expanding connectivity. This article may contain affiliate links. So what can you do about it?

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News: 2022 General Motors EV Live

Clean Fleet Report

EV Live is an education platform, accessible to all, where a real person will interact one-on-one with consumers. These EV specialists will discuss EV charging, driving range, cost of charging, maintenance expectations and all other aspects of owning an electric vehicle. to General Motors for taking this step to educate consumers.

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Audi survey finds more than half of US drivers would support government initiative to spur diesel vehicle sales

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The study was conducted in September 2013 among 2,041 US adults, among whom 1,629 identified themselves as regular drivers, driving their own personal vehicle at least once a once week or more often. Conversely, only 39% of those 45+ said they would purchase a diesel car over a gas car if there was fuel price parity.

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