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Toyota and GAC's Groundbreaking Ammonia Engine Is Not an EV Killer
Toyota and GAC's Groundbreaking Ammonia Engine Is Not an EV Killer

24 Oct 2023, 17:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A few months ago, the Chinese at GAC, a Toyota partner, unveiled a prototype of an engine that runs on ammonia and emits almost no CO2.

 
Supercars Come Out to Protest ULEZ Expansion: Stop the Clean Air Lie
Supercars Come Out to Protest ULEZ Expansion: Stop the Clean Air Lie

12 Sep 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest ULEZ expansion went into effect on August 29 covering all of Greater London, seemingly putting the average driver in an even bigger squeeze financial

 
$300 Million Megayacht Kaos Vandalized Again Because "Billionaires Shouldn't Exist"
$300 Million Megayacht Kaos Vandalized Again Because "Billionaires Shouldn't Exist"

10 Sep 2023, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Extinction Rebellion and Scientist Rebellion target the Kaos megayacht with paint for the second time in as many months, causing damage to the hull

 
Eco-Warrior Leo DiCaprio Is Back for Another Vacation on the $150M Superyacht Vava II
Eco-Warrior Leo DiCaprio Is Back for Another Vacation on the $150M Superyacht Vava II

20 Jun 2023, 08:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Actor sticks to his years-old habit of cruising the summer away onboard a custom luxury superyacht, is dragged once more for being a eco-hypocrite

 
North-East Wildfire Smoke Is Unbearable, yet Tesla's Bioweapon Defense Mode Offers Relief
North-East Wildfire Smoke Is Unbearable, yet Tesla's Bioweapon Defense Mode Offers Relief

9 Jun 2023, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Most Tesla EVs have a Bioweapon Defense Mode using hospital-grade HEPA filters that can offer protection from the wildfire smoke

 
LOL: Private Jet Company Boss Defends Private Jet Flying by Saying Pets Pollute More
LOL: Private Jet Company Boss Defends Private Jet Flying by Saying Pets Pollute More

4 Jun 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the CEO Of Luxaviation, Patrick Hansen must defend his company’s existence. But coming for the cats and dogs of the world is not the way to do it

 
Private Jet-Addicted Millionaire Decides to Sell Private Jet Because It’s Too Polluting
Private Jet-Addicted Millionaire Decides to Sell Private Jet Because It’s Too Polluting

9 May 2023, 07:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is hope at the end of the tunnel: Stephen Prince, a Georgia-based millionaire who’s been campaigning for higher taxes on the wealthy, has seen it

 
The EPA Unveils Ambitious Plan To Accelerate EV Adoption by Restricting ICE Emissions
The EPA Unveils Ambitious Plan To Accelerate EV Adoption by Restricting ICE Emissions

12 Apr 2023, 11:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The EPA unveiled its strictest-ever emissions standard for cars and trucks to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the US

 
Haters Gonna Hate, but I Suspect Smokers and Petrolheads Are Wired the Same
Haters Gonna Hate, but I Suspect Smokers and Petrolheads Are Wired the Same

26 Feb 2023, 17:37 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It’s probably not the best idea for me to share my thoughts on this, but I think I have a plausible explanation for those who don’t give a damn on pollution

 
Who Would've Thought Electric Vehicles Reduce Pollution and Improve Health?
Who Would've Thought Electric Vehicles Reduce Pollution and Improve Health?

7 Feb 2023, 09:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A USC study links, for the first time, electric vehicle adoption with a real-world reduction in both air pollution and respiratory problems

 
FYI: RIP ICE. OMG! LOL, BEV
FYI: RIP ICE. OMG! LOL, BEV

6 Feb 2023, 10:31 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Those who want to keep around the internal combustion engine are either ignorant or ill-intentioned. There’s no other way around it

 
Billie Eilish, Bill Maher and All the Eco-Hypocrite Celebrities Who Fly Private
Billie Eilish, Bill Maher and All the Eco-Hypocrite Celebrities Who Fly Private

30 Jan 2023, 10:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two opposing stances to a celebrity’s approach to climate change: Billie says she refuses to fly private, while Maher insists everyone would if they could

 
Toyota Teams Up With WattTime To Help Customers Identify Low-Emission Charging Times
Toyota Teams Up With WattTime To Help Customers Identify Low-Emission Charging Times

11 Jan 2023, 17:48 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Lexus and Toyota customers will have access to WattTime's data on the vehicle app, helping them lower emissions by choosing the appropriate charging time

 
Burning Fossil Fuels Can Increase the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's, New Study Says
Burning Fossil Fuels Can Increase the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's, New Study Says

1 Jan 2023, 21:43 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you’re an EV advocate, then here’s another reason to tell people that the internal combustion engine is bad for their health. This is a U.S. study

 
My Pick for 2022 Tech: Transporting the Longest Blade for the World's Largest Wind Turbine
My Pick for 2022 Tech: Transporting the Longest Blade for the World's Largest Wind Turbine

1 Jan 2023, 14:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / How in the hell do you take a 115.5-meters (379 feet) object on a 300 km (186 miles) journey on road? That’s the mind-blowing picture with wheels for me in 2022

 
Invisible Markers in Rubber Could Make Continental Tires Game Changers
Invisible Markers in Rubber Could Make Continental Tires Game Changers

23 Dec 2022, 12:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Continental succeeded for the first time in verifying beyond doubt a marker substance for natural rubber in a tire. A huge step for monitoring supply chain

 
Lexus Literally Provides a Breath of Fresh Air With Nano Particle Diffusion Technology
Lexus Literally Provides a Breath of Fresh Air With Nano Particle Diffusion Technology

12 Dec 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Lexus is equipping its new vehicles with the upgraded nanoe X technology, which eliminates 99% of bacteria, viruses, and pollutants

 
Mercedes-Benz Trials Project Featuring eSprinter Vans That Can Clean the Air
Mercedes-Benz Trials Project Featuring eSprinter Vans That Can Clean the Air

6 Dec 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz' Vans department has trialed a new technology meant to gather particle matter from the air. It was deployed in a small city in Austria

 
Museums Will Increase Admission Prices to Keep Eco-Activists From Damaging Artworks
Museums Will Increase Admission Prices to Keep Eco-Activists From Damaging Artworks

22 Nov 2022, 07:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One way to discourage the ongoing attack against artworks is by using extra protection for the pieces, which will ultimately translate into higher ticket prices

 
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism

21 Oct 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Scientist Rebellion protest at VW’s Autostadt ends with the riot police sweeping in to arrest the protesters, but not before they complained about everything