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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

Green Car Congress

billion people) are exposed to annual average levels of fine particulate matter exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline from 2005, leading to 1.8 million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019. The WHO 2005 guideline for PM 2.5 This has since been updated to the WHO 2021 guideline for PM 2.5

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Landi Renzo USA secures CARB certification for heavy duty 7.3L CNG/RNG engine; F-450/550, F-650/750, F-53/59 and E-450

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Landi Renzo, the American subsidiary of Landi Renzo Group, the global leader in eco-fuel advanced systems for the automotive industry, received California Air Resources Board (CARB) Certification for the Heavy Duty Ford CNG/RNG 7.3L Many of these vehicles will be able to take advantage of various clean air grant funding opportunities.

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KT, Qualcomm and Samsung achieve multi-vendor 5G NR interoperability on path to mobile 5G NR trials this year

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have successfully completed multi-vendor 5G NR (New Radio) interoperable testing compliant with the recently completed 3GPP Release-15 Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G NR global standard. Following the guidelines of KT Corporation, the live, over-the-air interoperable testing demonstrated data connections operating in 3.5

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APSRTC to operate 100 electric buses in Tirupati

Electric Vehicles India

The bus sizes are expected to be 9 meters and 12m and it offers demand incentives as per the FAME India guidelines. As per the MoU, Urja Global will invest ? The government has approved an R&D grant of ? The contract will be for 12 years. The Policy states that it will invest a combined Rs. 500 crores for EVs.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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Green bonds—the funds from which are exclusively applied to finance new and existing green infrastructure projects—were developed as a new investment channel in 2007, with the first few issuances by multilateral development banks, and have grown rapidly in the global market. million (US$25.4 million (US$67.5-million)

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This Collection Teaches Engineers How to Protect Data

Cars That Think

GAINING TRUST Consumer trust is fostered by giving end users a transparent method when granting permission for apps to monitor and share their data. The collection of consumer data and its use have been the topic of controversy as well as legislation globally. According to a Pew Research report , 79 percent of U.S.

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81% of EVs Sold in 2023 Still Qualify for the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Life

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) introduced new guidelines for a federal EV tax credit aimed at helping qualified drivers purchase an electric vehicle. The tax credit is part of a broader plan to make 50% of new vehicles sold in the United States hybrids or plug-ins by 2030. As companies break ground on new factories in the U.S