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Matson takes delivery of first dual-fuel Kanaloa-Class con-ro vessel Lurline

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a leading US carrier in the Pacific, took delivery of its newest vessel, the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off (con-ro) ship ever built in the United States, from General Dynamics NASSCO. The first Kanaloa class vessel will be the sixth Matson vessel to bear the iconic name, Lurline. Matson, Inc.,

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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FCA US has reached final settlements on civil, environmental and consumer claims with US federal and state agencies as well as private class actions to resolve differences over diesel emissions requirements. The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8 The settlements are subject to court approval.

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Tesla Model 3 Performance export fleet spotted in Shanghai Southport Terminal

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Car carrier trucks carrying new Tesla Model 3 Performance units were also filmed delivering vehicles to the Shanghai Southport Terminal. The new Model 3 Performance has the potential to become quite disruptive in its class. After all, apart from its specs, the new top-tier Model 3 is priced very reasonably.

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EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. trillion miles in 2018 to 3.5 This growth arises from increases in air transportation outpacing increases in aircraft fuel efficiency.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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Looking only at the cost of capturing the CO 2 —not including building pipelines or sequestering the captured CO 2 —the team found that 60% of current CO 2 emissions (i.e., Mach (2018) “Near-term deployment of carbon capture and sequestration from biorefineries in the United States” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719695115.

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EPA and NHTSA propose Phase 2 GHG and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks

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The proposal builds on the Phase 1 fuel efficiency and GHG emissions standards already in place for model years 2014-2018. They would achieve up to 24% lower CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption than an equivalent tractor in 2018, based on the fully phased-in standards for the tractor alone in a tractor-trailer vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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Nuclear-powered submarines, such as the Virginia - class fast-attack submarine, each cost roughly US $2.8 And that’s just the purchase price; the total life cycle cost for the new Columbia - class ballistic-missile submarine is estimated to exceed $395 billion. Even in the Cold War, when the United States and the U.K.