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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050. 2021 Audi e-tron. The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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OMV says it will stop oil and gas production by 2050 in transformation to net-zero

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Driven by Asian markets, global demand for virgin polyolefins is expected to grow above global GDP by 2030. Demand for recycled polyolefins is expected to grow globally about three times faster than virgin polymers until 2030. OMV’s goal is to become a leading global supplier of specialty polyolefin solutions.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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The key force behind the changes taking place in this windswept Dutch city is not a global market trend or the maturity of the engineering solutions. Here the king [middle] is shown with Robin Berg [left], founder of We Drive Solar, and Jerôme Pannaud [right], Renault's general manager for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. Bottom: LCOE ranges for solar PV and wind technologies at three discount rates. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. Mid-level trims (Wind, at $65,395, and Land, $6,000 more) come with dual motors delivering a total of 283 kW (379 hp) to power all four wheels, rated at 280 miles.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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Kia EV9 Blocky but wind-cheating While it’s more aerodynamic than it looks, the EV9’s flat sides and blocky, square-cut lines fall into the heart of the current SUV market. Mid-level trims (Wind, at $65,395, and Land, $6,000 more) come with dual motors delivering a total of 283 kW (379 hp) to power all four wheels, rated at 280 miles.

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