December, 2018

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EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

Green Car Congress

US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA calculated that CO 2 emissions from the electric power sector totaled 1,744 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2017, the lowest level since 1987.

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Electric Car Charging: We Can Do This!

Electric Cars are for Girls

So you've got a new (or new to you) electric car. What are you going to do when your battery runs low? Welcome to the world of electric car charging!

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Porsche Taycan sold out for a year—to mostly Tesla drivers

Green Car Reports

As much as they evangelize Tesla, it turns out Tesla owners may be looking for an upgrade. Klaus Zellmer, Porsche's president and CEO for North America, disclosed in an interview that the company's upcoming 2020 Taycan electric sports car could be sold out for a year with pre-orders from customers who have put down $2,500 deposits. Then he added.

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Wonderful Oil Waste Water Makes Tangerines Not So Cute, But Makes Toxic Resnicks Filthy Rich #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Battery-Electric Vehicles for 2019

Green Fleet Magazine

Commercial fleets with a sustainability mission or government fleets with green vehicle mandates turn to electrified vehicles to meet their mission. Here's a closer look at the battery-electric vehicles available in the 2019 model year.

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Human Horizons aims to be more than just an EV startup in China

China EV

Ecosystem is the new buzz word in China’s electric vehicle startup world. Take my recent conversation with James Shyr, chief design officer and a founding partner of Human Horizons, a Shanghai-based company. “The automotive industry, in our opinion, has largely remained inside its own walled garden, closed off from the rest of the ecosystem,” says Shyr.

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High Voltage Wire Gauge Size for Electric Car

Electric Cars are for Girls

What type of wire is required or recommended for the primary power from the battery to the controller -then to the motor? must it be shielded?

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Forget big V-8s and diesels: Why electric trucks will be great for towing

Green Car Reports

Pickups in the U.S. are often sold on the bragging rights of numbers—not the Olympic-sprinter acceleration times and top-speed numbers that sell performance cars, but in how high they can tip the scales in strongman-contest pulling and hauling tasks. For that, the electric pickups on the way from Tesla, Rivian, and others, provided they can.

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Mayor James T Butts Fails Lie Detector & Leadership Tests But @LATimes Looks The Other Way #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Deciding to Repair or Replace Run-Flat Tires

Green Fleet Magazine

What should a fleet professional know when utilizing assets with run-flat tire versus a non-run-flat tire? According to mounting and balancing equipment manufacturers and tire manufacturers the consensus is a run-flat’s unique construction makes them more difficult to mount and demount.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Coffee with Gavin and Jacques – the final episode!

Gavin Shoebridge

That’s a wrap! This is the final episode of Coffee with Gavin & Jacques! It’s full of laughter, tears, nipple piercings and[.]. The post Coffee with Gavin and Jacques – the final episode! appeared first on GavinShoebridge.com.

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DAF delivers first electric truck to Jumbo

Green Car Congress

DAF Trucks delivered its first fully electric truck to Dutch supermarket chain, Jumbo. The CF Electric was developed in a joint venture between DAF and VDL ( earlier post ), and will be used by Jumbo to supply its supermarkets in the south of the Netherlands. The first DAF CF Electric to enter in-service operations represents a significant milestone for DAF Trucks, VDL and Jumbo.

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Electric Narrowboat Conversion

Electric Cars are for Girls

Which electric motor would be most suited for a canal narrowboat of approx 50ft long? And what sort of size would I need?

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Pickup drivers target Tesla Superchargers in "ICEing" incidents

Green Car Reports

People are jealous of things they can't (or don't) have. In a spate of incidents reminiscent of "rolling coal," truck drivers have begun seemingly intentionally blocking whole banks of Tesla Superchargers across parts of the South. Photos shared across Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit over the weekend showed all kinds of trucks blocking.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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@LATimes Looks Other Way As Mayor James T Butts Does Whatever The F**k He Wants About Justice In Inglewood #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Top 5 Preventive Winter Driving Tips

Green Fleet Magazine

Unsafe driving maneuvers including harsh acceleration and braking, sharp turns (cornering), and speeding over 80 mph become even more dangerous in winter weather conditions. Staying on top of driver safety is important.

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Stuck on the Nullarbor Plain | Day 941 – 945

Plug Me In

Crowdfunding campaign: [link]. The post Stuck on the Nullarbor Plain | Day 941 – 945 appeared first on Plug Me In.

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BMW puts 70 hydrogen tugger trains into operation in Leipzig

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group Leipzig plant is commissioning 70 more hydrogen-powered tugger trains (indoor tugs). These are used in production to supply the assembly lines with supplier parts. The BMW Group is working in a consortium including Fronius (manufacturer of fuel cell systems for forklift trucks), Linde Material Handling (goods handling specialist and manufacturer of fuel cell-powered industrial trucks), Günsel Fördertechnik (Linde MH network partner, responsible for sales and Service) as well as the

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Electric Vehicle Insurance

Electric Cars are for Girls

Please let me know which companies are willing to provide insurance for an EV converted car, in the greater Toronto area.

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All-electric helicopter makes record flight

Green Car Reports

Electric transportation is about more than cars. Trucks and buses are also moving toward electric propulsion. Planes, with their long ranges and high power demands seem to be harder. Where electric power does seem to be making progress in the skies is in helicopters. An independent engineering company in California this month set the Guinness.

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@LATimes It Took Me Only 20 Words To Put The Climate Reality & Environmental Justice In Your Editorial Today #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Inside the Merchants Truck Rental Program

Green Fleet Magazine

Merchants Fleet Management now offers rental trucks with no minimum term for fleets that need to scale up or down quickly for project-based or seasonal work.

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Big Brother’s little black box: Are mandatory data recorders in cars a good thing?

Green Cars News

All that tiresome arguing over who’s to blame for a collision could come to an end if the European Council’s (EC) new car safety regulations are put into law

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Porsche commissions MAN electric eTruck for green logistics at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

Green Car Congress

Porsche has commissioned a fully electric MAN eTGM ( earlier post ) for logistics operations at its Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen site. The truck is the first vehicle of this kind that has gone into series production in Germany. Both Porsche and MAN are members of the Volkswagen Group. The electric 32-tonne truck will soon enhance the commercial vehicle fleet that Porsche uses for its production logistics in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.

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DC to AC 3-phase

Electric Cars are for Girls

Does anyone make a direct mechanical brush to slip ring type 3-phase rotary converter to convert from DC to 3-phase AC?

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Honda presents new battery chemistry that could succeed lithium-ion

Green Car Reports

Researchers from around the world are looking for the successor to the lithium-ion battery for electric cars, power tools, and electronics—one that will store more energy with less size and weight, charge more quickly, and have improved safety. All battery chemistries come with tradeoffs. The challenge for researchers is to figure out how to.

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Thanks For Nothing Janice Hahn, The Grand Dame Of Untalented, Unaccomplished Nepotism. Who’s Your Daddy? How’s The Climate In Your District? #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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10 Ways to Minimize Distracted Driving

Green Fleet Magazine

Distracted driving claims thousands of lives each year. Do you know how commercial truck fleets can prevent distracted driving temptations?

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Top five cars for young drivers to lease

Green Cars News

If you’ve recently passed your driving test and are looking to get a car, there’s a lot of options out there

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CARB approves ICT regulation; 100% zero-emission bus fleets by 2040; ZEB tech symposium in Feb 2019

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The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation (ICT) ( earlier post )—a first-of-its-kind regulation in the US that sets a statewide goal for public transit agencies to gradually transition to 100% zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleets by 2040. The ICT is part of a statewide effort to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, which accounts for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions and 80-90% of smog-forming pollutants.

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Fisker, no. Karma Revero.

Electric Cars are for Girls

The Fisker Karma is back, and is now called the Karma Revero. You'd think I'd love it, right?

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German automakers commit to massive battery purchases, sidestep some hard realities

Green Car Reports

Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, last week revealed that it will be buying $23 billion in battery cells by 2030. What it didn’t fully reveal—its sources for those cells—says as much, if not more about a point of unease among German automakers. Battery packs—and specifically the cells inside—are the single.

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@LATimes Massive Fail On Climate Crisis Reporting Is Indefensible & Deliberate #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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How to Drive in Dangerous Weather

Green Fleet Magazine

When road conditions turn nasty you have to slow down, and maintain control of your vehicle and yourself.