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Feature: Wind-Powered Cars: Are They Possible?

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At the moment, the most viable mode of sustainable transportation is an electric vehicle (EV). However, some automakers are exploring different forms of green energy—specifically, wind. Are wind-powered cars a possibility, or are they something that’s likely to stay in the realm of science fiction?

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CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

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The updated modeling also includes 3 million climate-friendly homes by 2030 (and 7 million by 2035), 6 million heat pumps deployed by 2030, no new fossil gas capacity in the electricity sector, and 20 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2045.

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U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

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With recent and projected cost declines in wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries, electrification using batteries has become a viable option for applications compatible with the inherent range limitations and recharging time. The technical potential of wind and solar energy is vast, and such fuels are scalable beyond foreseeable needs.

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Daimler Truck’s powertrain plants in Germany will produce electric drive components

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As part of this, the sites will purchase electricity from wind and solar farms as well as hydropower plants from 2022 onwards. This will be made possible, among other things, by a green power concept at Daimler: CO 2 -free power procurement from renewable energy sources will form the basis for CO 2 -neutral production.

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A shift to EVs and clean power could save almost 90,000 American lives by 2050: study

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This is, at least, if the transition to electric vehicles also involved greater reliance on clean electricity from sources such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and nuclear. That’s a compelling incentive for the shift to sustainable transportation. These include a reduction of 2.2 million asthma attacks, 10.7

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Comprehensive LCA report from Ricardo on behalf of EC confirms environmental benefits of electrified powertrains

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Ricardo experts in sustainable transport, with colleagues from E4tech and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu), have produced a comprehensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) of road vehicles on behalf of the European Commission.

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ABB and Solar Impulse in technology alliance for round-the-world flight powered by the sun

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Switzerland-based ABB is a global leader in renewables, sustainable transportation and energy efficiency. The company is the world’s second-largest supplier of solar inverters and one of the largest suppliers to the wind-power industry. —Andre Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Solar Impulse.

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