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Gogoro battery-swapping electric scooters continue international expansion

Baua Electric

Now, the battery-swapping electric scooter leader is adding another pin to the map: Nepal. As a new energy venture, Nebula is committed to leading the way towards an environmentally sustainable and energy-independent Nepal. Both are key features for the Nepal market. “We So that model heading to Nepal makes a lot of sense.

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AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

Green Car Congress

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). High pollution across the entirety of Bangladesh makes it the most polluted country in the world.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | Mid 2021

Plug In India

75+ dealerships Pan India and Nepal. Essentially the iQube is a compliance scooter, launched only in 2 cities where the government of those 2 cities might legislate laws for manufacturers to sell EV's due to rising pollution. Gemopai is getting technology from OPAI for operations in India. It offers 2.4

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

While carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming over the long term, limiting black carbon and methane are complementary actions that would have a more immediate impact because these two pollutants circulate out of the atmosphere more quickly. All emissions control measures are assumed to improve air quality.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

Green Car Congress

Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five.

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Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest

Baua Electric

The drone makes their task safer, faster and more efficient, said Tshering Sherpa, whose organization, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, is responsible for fixing the route through the deadly Khumbu Icefall, southwest of Everests summit. Sherpas bear enormous risks. Their bodies could not be retrieved. Sherpa said.

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