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Africa’s waste industry just got a whole lot cleaner with its first electric garbage truck

Electrek

The electric garbage truck will be the first fully electric heavy-duty truck from a global manufacturer to begin operation in Africa, marking a significant milestone as we move closer toward a sustainable transportation industry globally.

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Empowering EV Charging: Yuriy Dobosh, Founder of EVIQO, Discusses Innovation, User Experience, and Safety in Residential Smart EV Chargers

Electric Cars Report

In the dynamic realm of electric vehicles, the role of innovative charging technology is crucial for propelling the global shift toward cleaner and sustainable transportation.

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UN Secretary-General urges transport ministers to reshape world’s transport systems

Green Car Congress

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the world’s transport ministers meeting at the International Transport Forum 2015to accelerate efforts to combat climate change and “ find new green solutions ”. It is time to reshape the world’s transport systems for a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future. ”.

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Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

Green Car Congress

Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the electric box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

Clean Fleet Report

Doing Well by Doing Good Sustainability and eco-friendly decisions are leading trends in the transportation industry today, and for good reason. According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023.

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CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

Transportation. The Scoping Plan divides the transportation sector into three general categories: Technology: the vehicles themselves, as well as the associated refueling infrastructure for those vehicles. Vehicles must transition to zero emission technology to decarbonize the transportation sector.

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European Parliament approves phase-out of time-based road charging with switch to tolls; reduced charges for low- and zero-emission vehicles

Green Car Congress

The European Parliament approved an agreement with EU governments on the update of the rules defining the charges member states can impose on trucks, buses, vans and passenger cars using trans-European transport ( TEN-T ) network roads. We will encourage the world of transport to use cleaner vehicles.

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