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Plug-in hybrid pollution, solid-state timeline, charging electric trucks: Today’s Car News

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Plug-in hybrids might be polluting a lot more than the emissions-test numbers suggest. Portland is re-upping on the Electric Avenue concept, but for big electric trucks this time. Daimler’s Smart plant sale will enable something that’s not small and not electric.

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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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million awarded by the Department of Energy to Daimler Trucks North America, headquartered in Portland, and $199 million awarded overall by the DOE to fund 25 projects geared toward putting cleaner cars and trucks on America’s roads and improving the nation’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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A recent study also indicates that increases in particulate pollution is associated with higher death rates among COVID-19 patients. In California, the transportation sector accounts for nearly 80% of the state’s air pollution and more than 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

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Russian researchers develop wasteless joint processing of electric furnace and ladle slag to produce pig iron and clinker

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Scientists of Ural Federal University and the Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences) have developed and successfully tested the technology of joint non-waste processing of electric furnace and ladle slag to obtain pig iron and Portland cement clinker. Slag dumps occupy the areas exceeding 2.2

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. The first, a joint developed of utility Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America called Electric Island , opened in 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

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Most electric-car-friendly U.S. cities: latest rankings: Portland on top

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Officials in those cities find electric cars attractive for their ability to reduce pollution,among other reasons. Since modern electric cars went on sale in volume five years ago, some cities have been more eager to promote them than others.

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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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The performance results were similar for all four types of pollution. These results were similar to those of a larger survey done by the city of Portland, Oregon. Johnson (2019) “Are E-Scooters Polluters? A lot of what we found is pretty complicated, but a few things were clear.