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UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

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Despite these troubling findings about their climate impacts, ride-hailing services still have the potential to be part of a cleaner, low-carbon transportation future. They can also encourage shared ridership by discounting pooled trips to make them more affordable.

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Renault and French Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission Sign RD Agreement on Cleaner Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility

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Renault and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that encompasses work on electric vehicles, new energies, and cleaner combustion engines.

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Battery-powered electric trains will soon bring cleaner air—especially in Europe

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Like long-range electric cars, it’s a reality afforded by the energy density and longevity. While electrical propulsion has been the preferred way to move trains for most of a century, the idea of moving them longer distances via battery is one that’s just now being realized.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. In addition, the President has directed his Administration to purchase cleaner alternatives to HFCs whenever feasible and transition over time to equipment that uses safer and more sustainable alternatives.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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V2G technologies allow us to unlock the potential of EVs for cleaner transit and a cleaner grid. Home storage and EVs can become valuable grid assets that help meet clean energy and energy affordability goals if utilities can efficiently integrate them and incentivize consumers to participate in peak-shaving programs.

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Stellantis partners with Qinomic to develop electric retrofitting of light commercial vehicles

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The electric retrofit solution aims to protect freedom of mobility with an affordable option that meets customer needs to extend the life of their vehicles and continue business activities while accessing low emissions zones (LEZ) in cities. —Alison Jones, Stellantis Senior Vice President, Circular Economy Business Unit.

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New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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For a state leading in climate action, this growing reliance on diesel underscores a disconnect between how we’re addressing grid reliability, long-term energy affordability, and the ongoing environmental consequences of diesel dependency. —M.Cubed partner and lead researcher Steven Moss. California Power Outage Map.

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