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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. In Africa , South Africa is leading the way on the continent as far as EV adoption, although it remains low.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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The agency is considering tightening the standard to a value between 65 and 70 ppb over eight hours.). This allowed the team to account for year-to-year variations in meteorological conditions, such as hot and dry vs. cool and wet, thereby getting a more detailed and statistically significant picture of future pollution levels.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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And statistics show clearly that it’s a great help. that was a better advantage in performance than the standard classical computer vision algorithm. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

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In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

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By electric grid standards, Anahola’s 4-megawatt-hour storage facility is not big. Currently, materials such as nickel, manganese, lithium, and cobalt are sourced from Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, South America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere. Last year alone, the United States deployed 4.8

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