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Study finds even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks; risk rises within hours of exposure

Green Car Congress

Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34%, according to a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2009, EPA published an Integrated Science Assessment concluding a causal relationship exists between PM 2.5 —Murray A.

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Zeekr 001 FR to in all probability have 4 electrical motors. To debut on September 1

Baua Electric

What’s extra, quickly, Zeekr will foundation is Israel and Kazakhstan. Moroever, a somewhat adjusted SEA platform underpins Lotus Eletre (EPA) and Radar RD6 (M.A.P.). Those investments will likely be additionally useful for Zeekr’s in a foreign country plans, as they’ve already began cargo of Zeekr 001 cars to Europe.

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Study links traffic-related pollution to risk of asthma in children

Green Car Congress

New research led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Harvard T.H. This research was supported by US National Institutes of Health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Thoracic Society Foundation, and the American Lung Association. Gold, MD, MPH of the Harvard T.H. Rice, Mary B.

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Lexus RC F makes its European debut at Geneva; V8 with Otto-Atkinson cycle

Green Car Congress

The notion of combining the Atkinson cycle at part loads with the Otto cycle at full loads stretches back more than 30 years to a 1982 paper by a team of researchers from Tel-Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Technology. The Lexus 5.0-liter

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New Legislation Would Require Half of US New LDVs in 2012 to be Alcohol Flex-Fuel, 80% by 2015

Green Car Congress

In addition to encouraging the implementation of a more widespread E85 fueling infrastructure, the high percentage of flex-fuel cars in the new vehicle fleet would also make it simpler to move to support for mid-range ethanol blends, an expansion that is being proposed to the EPA as well as in Congress. No mid-level blend support.

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Capstone Turbine To Unveil Prototype Microturbine Range-Extended Electric Supercar at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

A patented combustion system achieves extremely low exhaust emissions that do not require expensive exhaust after treatment to meet stringent California Air Resources Board and EPA 2010 requirements. The US DOE and BIRD selected a product development effort by Capstone Turbine and Israel’s HelioFocus Ltd. DOE and BIRD Grants.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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