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NACFE releases guidance report on hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks

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Battery electric trucks should be the baseline for hydrogen fuel cells electric vehicle (HFCEV) comparisons, rather than any internal combustion engine alternative. Hydrogen is a regional solution, cheap hydrogen even more so. Stop comparisons of fill times. What is the value of a comparison on fill times?

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Non-bike bike gear tested: Foldylock Forever is the most secure folding lock, period.

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Then, someone inevitably will tell you why that one pales in comparison. It’s not cheap – I’ll tell you that immediately. But good quality isn’t cheap, and if I could go back and spend that $125 before my $3,000 e-bike was stolen last year , I’d do it in a heartbeat. Basically, there’s little consensus.

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Tesla’s sustainability focus is evident down to the Model Y’s thermal system

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Its mission is to accelerate the advent of sustainable energy, which is one of the reasons why every vehicle the company releases is designed to be a preferable alternative to cars powered by the internal combustion engine. These rubber hoses are very cheap, however, despite the fact that they require a lot of energy to manufacture.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. Click to enlarge.

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SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

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. — Stephen Clark (@StephenClark1) January 25, 2023 Because Boeing’s comparable Starliner capsule is years behind schedule and still unqualified to launch humans, NASA has relied almost exclusively on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to launch its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) since 2020.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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The California Green Innovation Index has tracked key economic and environmental indicators at the regional, state, national and international level since 2008. Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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In a new study, KPMG International has identified 10 “megaforces” that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades. The advantages many companies experienced in the last two decades from “cheap labor” in developing nations are likely to be eroded by the growth and power of the global middle class.