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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka. In 2018, cities in the highest quarter of greenness range accommodated only 12% of the total city population; about 69% of the total population lived in areas with a lower greenness.

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Schaeffler to show 48V mild-hybrid SUV concept at NAIAS; phase 2 of development meets 2025 CAFE

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Last year during NAIAS, Schaeffler showed the first phase of the concept car that demonstrated its low-cost strategy to meet CAFE 2020 guidelines. the use and optimization of a range of Schaeffler technologies allowed the vehicle’s fuel consumption to be reduced by 15%.

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DOE to award $30M for research on onboard natural gas storage and at-home refueling; $10M for algal biofuels

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President Obama announced both new programs during a speech on Thursday at the University of Miami. At a fundamental level, these challenges arise from the low volumetric energy density of natural gas—less than 30% of gasoline when compressed to 250 bar (CNG, 3600 psi). Natural gas vehicles. —ARPA-E FOA.

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Ames Lab team replaces Dysprosium in permanent magnets with Cerium for lower-cost, high performance solution

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Permanent magnets are critical components for numerous devices ranging from electric motors to miniature speakers to disk drives to traction motors for hybrid vehicles to wind generators. The strongest permanent magnets that exist today are based on Nd 2 Fe 14 B, which is a complex metallic system. … —Pathak et al. Earlier post.)

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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million of non-Federal cost sharing. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. University of Miami Rosenstiel School , Miami, Fla.

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BYD nearly tops all-time sales record in May as EV price cuts boost demand

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With up to 2,100 km (1,300 mi) combined CLTC range, BYD’s PHEVs can travel from New York to Miami, Florida. Electrek’s Take BYD’s low-cost EVs are already worrying overseas rivals. BYD’s wide-reaching portfolio (Source: BYD) BYD launched its fifth-gen Dual Mode (DM) hybrid tech last week.

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