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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. Thermal management for charging and releasing hydrogen from the storage system needs to be optimized to increase overall efficiency.

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RingGo survey: only two-fifths of UK drivers likely to consider an EV for next vehicle

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The study found that almost a third (32%) of drivers who are open to EVs require a greater availability of charging points to make the switch, while one in five (20%) of those currently not considering an EV would consider buying one if their range were greater. RingGo survey. —Peter O’Driscoll, Managing Director at RingGo.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

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Exploring Ways to Green Your Current & Future Vehicles. If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. Green Vehicles. Hybrid Cars.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Bike lanes and green space aren’t going to be appreciated by people living in areas without grocery stores, schools, or places to work. legislators to re-imagine preexisting vehicle safety standards to better accommodate self-driving vehicles , ensuring they would be placed on public roads as quickly as possible.

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Belfer Center report calls for policymakers to begin taking steps to change policies for funding US transportation infrastructure

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Although this is a favorable trend for the environment and energy security, it poses challenges for transportation finance because motorists consume less fuel per mile traveled and thus pay fewer tax dollars for the same amount of road use. User Charges Based on Fuel Consumption (Gasoline and Carbon Taxes). —Huang et al.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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“ We are so cash rich at the moment that we’re spending money all over the place while everyone else is forced to cut back. In Torrance we don’t want citizens telling politicians what to do or controlling how the industries that pollute in own city act. 2. Green Building & Remodeling.

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