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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

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Ports of Auckland first started looking for a battery-powered tug in 2016. In future, Ports of Auckland hope to be able to use 100% renewable energy, which would reduce emissions to zero. —Tony Gibson, CEO of Ports of Auckland. tCO 2 e which would mean an annual saving of 465.31

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Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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Mandatory regional criteria pollutant reduction targets will be established in the 2016 State Implementation Plans (SIPs) with expected reductions on the order of 90% below 2010 levels in the South Coast and similar reductions in the San Joaquin Valley by the year 2032.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

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Electric Vehicles Are a Key Climate Change Tool The U.S. Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. In 2016, nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to reduce emissions and slow global warming.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). If taken from such sources, hydrogen is a fossil fuel, and is not a renewable resource. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. The reasons are numerous. .