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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

Green Car Congress

The Durathon battery can help extend mobile phone service to billions of people worldwide by helping generator-powered cell towers operate more efficiently, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These batteries will ensure the continuous operation of telecom installations in Nigeria.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

This is the sum of the emissions from raw materials, production, shipping, operation and end-of-life disposal – not just how clean it is to operate. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

For this reason, it’s not only the carbon emissions from using your vehicle to take into consideration but also the manufacturing process. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries. THE BOTTOM LINE.