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Plugin Vehicle Market Share Reaches Record 5.6% In USA, Tesla Dominates

CleanTechnica EVs

According to Atlas EV Hub, plugin vehicles hit a record 5.6% share of the automotive market in September, their greatest share of the market ever. The chart Atlas EV Hub shared showed that September was the third best month in terms of volume sales, but the market share result was well above the ~5% record […].

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Soot rules cause controversy in USA

Green Cars News

There’s a storm brewing in the USA– and its all over the national air quality standards for air pollution released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

Green Car Congress

Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018. This marks the start of a series of presentations being made on the results of the ECOCHAMPS project in China, Japan, USA, EU, India and the UK.

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Diesel models account for 18.2% of VW of America sales in October, 22.8% YTD

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To kick off the launch of the e-Golf, Volkswagen of America partnered with Global Green USA (GGUSA) to auction off the first all-electric Volkswagen in the United States. The auction raised more than $41,000 for GGUSA and its efforts to help protect the planet.

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Toyota announces priority registration website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., The 15 launch states include the following: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. Prius Plug-in online ordering will not be available in Hawaii.).

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The USA (240,000), Indonesia (160,000) and Brazil (140,000) had the next largest burdens, with the USA having the highest pollution levels of these three countries, while Indonesia had the highest underlying asthma rates. This study was funded by George Washington University.

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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

Cars That Think

Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Explorer ] Team CERBERUS is looking good for the SubT Final next week, too.