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Toyota introduces 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup with new i-FORCE MAX hybrid option

Green Car Congress

Toyota has introduced the new third-generation Tundra full-size pickup with two different powertrain configurations. With the water-cooled intercooler keeping turbo temperatures down, the V6 engine improves on the outgoing V8 engine in every way. The maximum towing capacity for Tundra increases 17.6% The new, base twin-turbo 3.5-liter

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Electric tundra buggy makes Canadian eco-tourism that much greener

Electrek

Thousands of eco-tourists travel to the community of Churchill, Manitoba every year to catch a glimpse of the vulnerable polar bears that convene along the shallow waters of Hudson Bay. Perhaps surprisingly, the “Tundra Buggy” that takes these nature-loving tourists out onto the ice has been diesel-powered … until now.

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DOE to Support Research Associated with Water Issues for Shale Gas and Alaskan Oil and Natural Gas

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Increasing population, heightened per capita water demands, regional droughts, and concerns over climate change have combined to make water issues even more pressing. Develop watershed resource flow modeling to support water supply and disposal issues related to siting and permitting for shale gas development. DE-FOA-0000038.

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Tesla teases Cybertruck’s epic winter testing

Teslarati

Tesla teased the Cybertruck’s epic winter testing by showing off a photo of the vehicle treading through frozen tundra. Musk has said in the past it will be capable of scaling some heavy-duty water applications. Testing for the Cybertruck has been robust and treacherous, and it is needed.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. The 2023 Sequoia is easy-to-drive with its balanced ride coming from the fully boxed frame that it shares with the Toyota Tundra, Land Cruiser and Lexus LX. Smooth Performer.

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NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

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An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state, one with warmer air and water temperatures, less summer sea ice and snow cover, and a changed ocean chemistry.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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A study in Nature Geoscience in March warned that warmer water temperatures could shift ocean currents in a way that would raise sea levels off the Northeast by about 8 inches (20 cm) more than the average global sea level rise. Permafrost. Major northeastern cities are directly in the path of the greatest rise.