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Tesla and GM sign on to use supply chain emissions database

Teslarati

Tesla, General Motors (GM) and others have signed an agreement to use a database tracking greenhouse gas emissions, with this year’s report having been shared by U.S. Being a company that manufactures electric vehicles (EVs) and other renewable energy products, Tesla has been a strong proponent of strict emissions rules.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), the people of Indiana are a tough sell. I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), the people of Indiana are a tough sell. I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Green Car Congress

EcoCAR 2 requires students to explore a variety of powertrain architectures focusing on electric drive vehicle technology. Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

Clean Fleet Report

At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. The CNG (compressed natural gas) storage held about 80,000 cubic feet of renewable natural gas.

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FedEx Introducing Its First Battery-Electric Parcel Delivery Trucks in US

Green Car Congress

FedEx is targeting battery electric technology for vehicles in its fleet covering less than 5,000 miles per year. is expanding its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the first all-electric FedEx parcel delivery trucks in the United States. Two of the new all-electric trucks come from Navistar, and are being assembled in Indiana.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

Cars That Think

They recognized at once that a smell prosthetic could be similar to a cochlear implant: “It’s taking something from the physical world and translating it into electrical signals that strategically target the brain,” Coelho says. Daniel Coelho , a professor of otolaryngology at VCU and an expert in cochlear implants. Round Room.