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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%

Baua Electric

Washington State’s energy board cut the size of what would have been the state’s largest wind farm in half yesterday – here’s why. Wind farm controversy in Washington State The $1.7 billion, 1,150-megawatt (MW) Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center combines wind, solar, and battery storage.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

Green Car Congress

The very low wind noise level contributes significantly to this. This means that, following the purchase and the initial new-car configuration, some of the features of the EQS can be adapted according to personal preferences. This makes the EQS the most aerodynamic production car in the world.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

DIY Electric Car

Electric energy produced by thermal, wind, hydro or solar power plants do not cause any pollution either. This prevents the occurrence of severe injuries brought on by auto accidents , not just to yourself but also to the passengers in the other vehicle, thus saving you a lot of physical, emotional, financial, and legal grief.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

ChargeScape will allegedly help “reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints” by utilizing electricity stemming from renewables like wind and solar. But your author is not qualified to provide legal advice and we seem to live in an era where corporate monopolies are relatively commonplace.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

Green Car Congress

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. vehicles per 100 persons in 2018. vehicles per 100 persons. lower than the rest of the US—there are enormous challenges ahead.

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How Much Privacy Do You Really Have In Modern Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

Even though the car brands we researched each had several long-winded privacy policies (Toyota wins with 12), we couldn’t find confirmation that any of the brands meet our Minimum Security Standards. Our main concern is that we can’t tell whether any of the cars encrypt all of the personal information that sits on the car.

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GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

OTCBB: ESYE) Posted by: Uncle B April 19, 2009 9:22 AM This premature effort to exert coercing "Microsoft" like legal muscle control on something as important as design engineering, something their "Vapor-ware Volt" shows total lack of is farcical, at best. Comments that contain personal attacks or profanity may be edited or removed.

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