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The Switch To Electric Cars & Renewables Will Make Our Children Healthier

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Electric cars powered by renewable energy could significantly reduce health risk to young children, says the American Lung Association. The post The Switch To Electric Cars & Renewables Will Make Our Children Healthier appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Renewables & Electric Cars Helped Limit Increases Of Carbon Emissions In 2023

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The 2023 report from the IEA shows that carbon emissions were reduced below what they might have been by renewables and EVs. The post Renewables & Electric Cars Helped Limit Increases Of Carbon Emissions In 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Renewable energy plan incentivizes GM EV owners: Free home charging after midnight

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General Motors and Shell on Wednesday announced a new partnership to provide renewable energy to GM customers in Texas, as well as free overnight charging for Texans who own GM electric cars. The offer.

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Renewable Energy Generation Operations Begin at Electrify America Solar Glow 1

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Electrify America announced the start of commercial operation for the new 75 Megawatt Electrify America Solar Glow 1 solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, CA, announced last year.

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Meeting the Creators of Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Technologies Recognized at the 2023 VinFuture Prize Awards

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Electrifying is most appropriate to describe the emotion of being among the creators of renewable and energy storage systems that. continued] The post Meeting the Creators of Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Technologies Recognized at the 2023 VinFuture Prize Awards appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Audi funding expansion of renewable energy to increase the number of charging stations in Europe that use green power

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Electric cars do not emit carbon on the road, but the generation of electricity also produces carbon emissions—far more when the power is generated from fossil fuels than from renewable energy sources. This corresponds to an installed capacity of about 250 new wind turbines.

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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