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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

Green Car Congress

By replacing older, polluting engines with new technologies, the projects over their lifetimes are expected to prevent emission of 503 tons of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 130 tons of carbon monoxide, 238 tons of carbon dioxide, 59 tons of hydrocarbons, 30 tons of fine particulate matter, and a half-ton of coarse particulate matter.

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

Teslarati

The past two years, after all, required the State Office of the Environment to not only inspect and approve the factory itself, but also the entire industrial area with several large-scale facilities. There are 113 air pollution control requirements, which include respective chimney heights for each exhaust air stream.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

The Art of Dismantling and Depollution: Next, we delve into dismantling and de-pollution, where hazardous materials are carefully purged. The Rebirth of Components: Lastly, we explore the rebirth of components through recycling and refurbishing, a testament to the industry’s resilience.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. veterans and out of work or at risk service technicians for work in the alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology industries. Total DOE award: $12,975,388. Total DOE award: $12,299,828.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

There are eight “neighborhoods” packed with amenities that include a 55-foot waterfall, six water slides and more than 40 restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. For decades the cruise industry has been criticized for its negative impact on the environment. 27 — is the size of a small city. as a viable marine fuel.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

As the industry gets ahead of the standards, the uncertainty is delaying time to market for many companies, and cutting into profits (to say nothing of potentially endangering peoples’ safety). It takes so long to write a standard, for everybody in the industry to come together and come to an agreement. It’s the Wild West.