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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

Green Car Congress

Continue implementation of Clean Air Act requirements on criteria pollutants (such as SO 2 and NO x ) and hazardous air pollutants (such as mercury) to include creating new performance standards for CO2 emissions from existing stationary sources, which would follow the performance standards for new plants released in March 2012.

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A brief discussion of the history of EV charging technology

Setec Powerr

The earliest electric car batteries were disposable and were disposed of when they ran out of power, so there was no concept of recharging them. The invention of rechargeable batteries meant that newer models of electric cars could use the same batteries without having to be replaced. Corner of Battery Room.

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Battery Recycling: A Crucial Step Toward Curbing Global Warming

Clean Fleet Report

By implementing effective battery recycling programs on a global scale, on top of adopting electric vehicles, we can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve valuable resources and mitigate some of the factors contributing to air pollution and global warming events.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Lithium iron phosphate batteries are green, non-toxic, non-polluting, raw materials from a wide range of sources, and cheap. Large electric vehicles: buses, electric cars, hybrid vehicles, etc. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. Scope of use.

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Ford Europe EV Plans, Virginia Now a ZEV State – EV Week In Review: Feb. 15-22, 2021

EV Adoption

Virginia to Adopt ZEV Standards and Targets – On February 19, the Virginia Senate voted to adopt California regulations that set stringent vehicle emissions standards and electric car sales targets. 19, via Virginia Mercury. has now.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is the concept of using stored energy in a plug-in hybrids (or electric cars) battery to send power to the electrical grid when necessary.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. When people start driving electric cars, where will the electricity come from? When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I

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