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The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

The positive impact on our environment is one of the biggest and best, especially if you have a business that runs a fleet of vehicles. Are electric cars better for the environment? This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel. In short, yes. What is regenerative braking?

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

Charged EVs

Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams. The more collection we do, the better for the environment. Other batteries are coming from battery energy storage systems.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. A large container ship needs about 3,000 megawatt-hours a day, which is roughly the capacity of the biggest grid battery ever built. Alexander Piragis/Alamy Batteries are an obvious nonstarter, Emblemsvåg adds.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Several companies are developing chemical processes, but these are still at pilot scale, and Aqua’s execs see serious challenges in delivering the required product purity and dealing with waste streams. The more collection we do, the better for the environment. Other batteries are coming from battery energy storage systems.

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Volta Trucks reveals purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle for inner city freight distribution: Volta Zero

Green Car Congress

This panoramic view of the surroundings through a glasshouse-style cab is designed to deliver a Transport for London five-star Direct Vision Standard rating for optimum visibility and the reduction of blind spots. The Flax weave is reinforced with Bcomp’s patented powerRibs grid technology.

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

Green Car Congress

A new new forum for the advocacy and development of liquid air as an alternative technology to harness waste and surplus energy within power and transport—the Liquid Air Energy Network (LAEN)—has formed in the UK. The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat.

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How Do EVs Compare To Gas Cars?

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To put things into perspective, this means you could easily go from Brussels to Paris (316 km) or from London to Liverpool (350 km) without any stops for charging. There has also been some skepticism over whether electric vehicles are really better for the environment. Is our grid ready for a full transition to EVs?

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