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SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You arrives at Panama Canal

Teslarati

Normally used to transporting entire ships and oil and gas equipment weighing tens of thousands of tons, a SpaceX drone ship – while still huge – is a featherweight load in comparison. MS1 then has ~3300 mi (5300 km) left to reach Port of Long Beach, which should take about 10 days at ~12 knots.

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SCAQMD funding Siemens test of eHighway overhead catenary system for electric trucks in California

Green Car Congress

km) stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. As part of the installation of the eHighway systems, two lanes of Alameda Street in the city of Carson, California, are being electrified via a catenary system.

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Rocket Lab to debut second New Zealand launch pad with first launch of 2022

Teslarati

A reliable launch vehicle is only one part of the puzzle to unlocking space access – operating multiple launch sites so we can launch when and where our customers need to is another crucial factor. With three launch pads, two in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern, Rocket Lab provides their customer with plenty of options.

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Even Tugboats Are Going Electric

Revenge of the Electric Car

Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together constitute the largest port facility in the U.S. It’s the new Foss hybrid!