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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. The Health Department’s highest measurements were in the Cloverleaf neighborhood, where monitoring averaged 2.28

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TEAM Industries licenses NuVinci continuously variable transmission technology for light vehicle applications

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and TEAM Industries, Inc. TEAM is the largest supplier of rubber belt continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) to the All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs), Low/Medium Speed Vehicles (LSVs/MSVs), and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) markets, all of which are included in Fallbrook’s license to TEAM.

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Data-driven Decision Making for the Fast-Growing EV Charging Industry

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In this blog, we will look at how EV charging data and analytics can drive better decision-making across the industry and where that data is coming from. Agencies want to ensure broad coverage to serve all EV driver populations, including residents of underserved neighborhoods. Planning the EV Charging Infrastructure of Tomorrow.

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UK Auto Industry Backs Diesel After Parking Surcharge In London Neighborhood

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Diesel cars have dominated Europe for decades, but recently a major backlash against them has started to brew. Politicians and advocacy groups in several European countries are taking strong steps to limit or eliminate older, dirtier diesels, over concerns of negative health effects from their particulate emissions. MORE: UK Official Says.

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DOE announces $187M to support electrification of transportation sector

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In partnership with industry, VTO has established aggressive targets to focus research, demonstration and deployment on costreduction, efficiency, and emissions reduction that improve air quality and improved mobility. The Vehicle Technologies Office’s (VTO’s) FY 2023 funding opportunity, totaling $99.5

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International collaboration develops progressive vision for urban production at the BMW Group; OMA and 3XN

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BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood. The entire automotive industry is in the middle of a transformation to electromobility, in which digitalization and circularity also have a key role to play. —Milan Nedeljkovi?, BMW AG Board Member for Production.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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