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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

Baua Electric

Electrek’s Take As you can imagine, this story sparked a lively conversation in the Electrek group chat. “Of I have a lot of family in Central and South America. Until then, we’ll be looking to you, dear readers, to keep the conversation going in the comments. Hang on,” I responded. “I

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Omnitek Engineering selected for diesel-to-gas drayage truck conversion demo at Port of Seattle

Green Car Congress

Omnitek Engineering has been selected by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a pilot project to demonstrate its diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion technology for drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle, Washington, in support of the Port’s Clean Truck Program. —Stephen Lambo, president of American Strategic Group.

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Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

Projects are certified according to the highest international standards Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) or Gold Standard. In addition, climate protection projects for the factory locations of the Group will be prepared or expanded in further course.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

Green Car Congress

Brine resources have also grown, the result of significant investment in Argentina, the nation that has seen the greatest exploration activity of the three countries covering the lithium triangle in South America. It also includes cost analysis on the key mineral conversion plants.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

Green Car Congress

Brine resources have also grown, the result of significant investment in Argentina, the nation that has seen the greatest exploration activity of the three countries covering the lithium triangle in South America. It also includes cost analysis on the key mineral conversion plants.

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Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

Cars That Think

Other operators in South America, Africa, and Europe also reported hearing the signal, and triangulation software that anyone with a web browser can try placed the source of the signals as emanating from Cuba. Florida operators reported the signals were loudest there, enough to make communication with hams in Cuba impossible.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

Green Car Congress

Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. Smaller amounts of China’s methanol supply are imported from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, and the United States.

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