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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. The prize recognizes promising projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or promote carbon uptake. Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. Earlier post.).

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Piaggio Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Version of MP3 Scooter

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The Piaggio Group has introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. With a grid-chargeable Li-ion battery pack, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid reduces both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50%. The MP3 hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

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A credit is also available for each qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle placed in service—qualified being a four-wheel, on-road vehicle equipped with a grid-chargeable battery pack of at least 4 kWh capacity. The alternative motor vehicle credit is not allowed against the alternative minimum tax.

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Aptera Showcases Solar EV at CES 2025, Plans for Production

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Its basically a hyper-efficient EV that can be charged via the local electrical grid or by way of the solar panels situated conspicuously on its roof. Designed to be as lightweight as possible, the car boasts only three wheels with a body composed largely of carbon fiber and has a drag coefficient of just 0.13.

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Piaggio launches plug-in hybrid scooter

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Though occasionally derided here in the UK, scooters retain vast appeal throughout Europe where the Piaggio Group has now introduced the MP3 Hybrid, a plug-in hybrid version of its MP3 three-wheeled scooter. There is also an ultra-quiet reverse mode, which can be used for parking or moving in and out of tight spaces.

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Future of Electric Vehicles Industry

Electric Vehicles India

Future of e-Rickshaws / Electric Rickshaws: E-rickshaws, also known as electric rickshaws, are a type of three-wheeled electric vehicle that is used for transportation in many cities in India and other countries.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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The Piaggio MP3 is a three wheeled maxi-scooter already being sold in the USA! Politics and Law EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to rule that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are a cause of global warming and a threat to public welfare. America is too much into BIG.

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