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

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Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. However, we are prepared to wear that up-front cost because our commitment to reduce emissions has to be more than just words. —Tony Gibson, CEO of Ports of Auckland.

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T&E: Electric bus orders in Europe more than doubled to 1,031 units in 2017; ~9% share of new registrations

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The number of battery-electric buses ordered in Europe more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching 1,031 vehicles, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. When these estimated externalities are factored in, electric buses show a lower 8-year total cost of ownership than diesel, T&E said.

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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The Challenge As part of their climate action plan, Union College laid out different sustainable initiatives and objectives, which included installing a 2 dual port electric charging stations on campus in 2016. A big barrier of buying electric vehicles is not having somewhere to charge it.”

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MIT Report Outlines System-Oriented Coordinated Polices for Reduction in Light-Duty Vehicle Petroleum Use and Emissions

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The recommended policies would require manufacturers to make more fuel-efficient cars; encourage consumers to buy them; and then drive them in a fuel-efficient manner. per gallon ($0.0264 per liter) each year for at least the next 10 years, in order to reflect more accurately the full cost of fuel use and driving.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

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seconds, but straight line speed is not why anyone should be buying a BRZ. But let’s get real here, who will be buying the BRZ to squeeze miles from every tank of fuel? Road Test: 2016 Dodge Challenger. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Ready to rev.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

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The interior has a dual-zone automatic climate system with adjustable rear vents, power windows, door locks and mirrors, logo-embroidered carpet mats, electronic parking brake, remote access with push button stop/start, folding heated power side mirrors and multiple cup holders. Road Test: 2016 Nissan Maxima. Road Test: 2018 Audi A5.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Fifty years later, the USA is faced with a similar challenge, energy independency and climatic change. mpg by 2016. Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia.

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