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EVs account for 3 pct of all cars on British roads: report

STORY: EVs account for 3 pct of all cars on British roads: report SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in London 2. various of petrol station STORYLINE: Britain will lag in the slow lane for tackling climate change if more people fail to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), with EVs currently making up only 3 percent of all cars in the country, a parliamentary inquiry warned Tuesday. The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee said the country's EV strategy needs a rapid recharge. "A successful transition to electric vehicles is essential if the government is to meet its legally binding net-zero target by 2050," according to the committee's report. Kate Parminter, chair of the committee, said: "Surface transport is the UK's highest emitting sector for CO2, with passenger cars responsible for over half those emissions." Initially, the British government had intended to phase out

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-NEV-SUPERCHARGING (CN)

(240117) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A driver uses a 600-kilowatt charger to recharge his new energy vehicle (NEV) at the supercharging station of the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 28, 2023. Shenzhen City started building advanced new energy vehicle (NEV) charging facilities in June 2023 to become "a city of supercharging," and has set up 161 supercharging stations by the end of the year. The move is expected to relieve the range anxiety among NEV owners. TO GO WITH "Across China: Shenzhen strives to become NEV supercharging city" (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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Gazans take advantage of water sports to deal with psychological problems

STORY: Gazans take advantage of water sports to deal with psychological problems DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: HEALTH/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of children playing water sports on beach 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAMIR SAADY, Student 3. various of Palestinians swimming in a local pool 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NIZAR SAHWIL, Local resident 5. various of Palestinians swimming in a local pool 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HAZEM ABU TALIB, Swimming coach STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza rushed to join water sports to escape from summer heat waves. For some, it is also a way to relieve their stress. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAMIR SAADY, Student "I chose to play water games, because it increases my positive energy and because it is a vital sport and allows me to meet new friends. In addition, water sports increase my physical fitness." "Practicing water sports helps me to recharge my internal energy and be a healthy person," said the 10-year-old, addin

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China's highest geothermal power station produces over 500 mln kWh of electricity

STORY: China's highest geothermal power station produces over 500 mln kWh of electricity DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangyi geothermal power station 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN JIABIN, Chairman of Yangyi geothermal power station STORYLINE: China's highest geothermal power station in terms of elevation, located in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has generated more than 500 million kWh of electricity since it was put into operation in 2018. Yangyi geothermal power station in Damxung County, in the regional capital of Lhasa, is China's only geothermal power station under commercial operation. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN JIABIN, Chairman of Yangyi geothermal power station "The Yangyi geothermal power station has been in operation for 35,000 hours and has an average annual power-generating duration of 8,700 hours. We use heat to generate electricity, and fully recharge and recycle the tailwater with zero emission

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Nissan tests vehicle battery to store solar power

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. demonstrates testing of a new system to store solar power in the same type of lithium-ion batteries used in its Leaf electric vehicle in a bid to use solar energy to recharge its EVs in Yokoyama on July 11, 2011.

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Nissan to test roadside service for EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a vehicle (front) charging one of Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicles (back) in Tokyo on June 6, 2011. Nissan Motor and the Japan Automobile Federation said the same day they will jointly start a trial operation of a roadside service to recharge the batteries of electric vehicles.

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Electric car runs over 1,000 km without recharge

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Tateishi celebrates after an electric car covered 1,003.184 kilometers without a recharge, a journey completed at an auto racing driving course in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 23, 2010. The distance far surpasses the world record set by Tateishi's group, the Japan Electric Vehicle Club, last year. The Tokyo-based civic group plans to ask Guinness World Records to officially recognize the journey as the world's longest by an electric vehicle.

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Electric car completes 555-km no-recharge run

OSAKA, Japan - A man poses in an electric vehicle of the citizens group Japan Electric Vehicle Club in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2009. The vehicle, based on Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Mira, ran for 555.6 kilometers from Tokyo to Osaka the previous day without recharging.

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Softbank Mobile rolls out solar-powered cellphone

TOKYO, Japan - A model shows off cellphones rolled out by Softbank Mobile Corp. as part of its summer lineup on May 19 that can recharge using solar energy.

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Softbank Mobile rolls out solar-powered cellphone

TOKYO, Japan - A model shows off cellphones rolled out by Softbank Mobile Corp. as part of its summer lineup on May 19 that can recharge using solar energy. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita unit to launch theft-resistant electric bicycle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an electric bicycle equipped with a Secom Co. global positioning system (GPS) designed to foil theft, which National Bicycle Industrial Co. will launch in August. The bicycle maker has developed a battery for its ViVi brand electric bicycles that can simultaneously supply electricity to the bicycle and recharge the COCO-SECOM portable GPS unit. The new bicycle will come in three models priced from 74,800 yen to 124,800 yen. (Kyodo)

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Surrogates (2009)

Bruce Willis Characters: Agent Greer Film: Surrogates (2009) Director: Jonathan Mostow 24 September 2009 Date: 24 September 2009

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Surrogates (2009)

Radha Mitchell Characters: Agent Peters Film: Surrogates (2009) Director: Jonathan Mostow 24 September 2009 Date: 24 September 2009

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Quakes hit southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto

Evacuees from powerful earthquakes gather at a charging area at a shelter to recharge their electronic devices, such as smartphones, in the southwestern Japan town of Mashiki on April 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan tests vehicle battery to store solar power

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. demonstrates testing of a new system to store solar power in the same type of lithium-ion batteries used in its Leaf electric vehicle in a bid to use solar energy to recharge its EVs in Yokoyama on July 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nissan to test roadside service for EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a vehicle (front) charging one of Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicles (back) in Tokyo on June 6, 2011. Nissan Motor and the Japan Automobile Federation said the same day they will jointly start a trial operation of a roadside service to recharge the batteries of electric vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Electric car runs over 1,000 km without recharge

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Tateishi celebrates after an electric car covered 1,003.184 kilometers without a recharge, a journey completed at an auto racing driving course in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 23, 2010. The distance far surpasses the world record set by Tateishi's group, the Japan Electric Vehicle Club, last year. The Tokyo-based civic group plans to ask Guinness World Records to officially recognize the journey as the world's longest by an electric vehicle. (Kyodo)

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Tesla Pop In China

A Tesla uses a charging pile to recharge its batteries outside a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, March 2, 2021.

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Tesla Pop In China

A Tesla uses a charging pile to recharge its batteries outside a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, March 2, 2021.

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