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IC Bus takes electric chargeE school bus on the road; partnership with Volkswagen Truck & Bus

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The 2018 national tour begins with its first stop at the California Association of School Transportation (CASTO) State Board of Directors 50 th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. The chargE was designed to give customers a zero-emissions school bus option while lowering the total cost of ownership and offering user-friendly options.

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

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However, we are prepared to wear that up-front cost because our commitment to reduce emissions has to be more than just words. Fortunately, the cost of operating an electric tug is less than a third of the cost of running a diesel tug. This made an ideal candidate for conversion to the first full-size, fully electric port tug.

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Researchers take first 3D images of microscopic hydrogen-embrittled cracks in metal

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Engineers could design microstructures to extend the life of materials, potentially saving on costs of repairs or replacement of metal components regularly exposed to water or hydrogen. When you have these fracture events, it inhibits the life cycle of materials. Hanson, Akbar Bagri, Jonathan Lind, Peter Kenesei, Robert M.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

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Access initiatives like ride‐and‐ drive events, and an additional approximately ~$16 million spent on the operational costs of running Electrify America (e.g., Site development for the first Electrify America stations will begin in Q2 2017, with development initiated for all stations by Q2 2018. Charging infrastructure.

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Ford announces China electrification push with new Mondeo PHEV and long-range electric SUV; 70% electrified line-up by 2025

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The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Changan Ford will start manufacturing the Mondeo Energi plug-in hybrid in Chongqing in early 2018. Fields will further detail Ford’s electrification strategy at a special event in Shanghai on 8 April.

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SpaceX launches ninth Falcon 9 rocket in nine weeks

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At the cost of removing a handful of satellites from the ‘stack,’ that higher insertion orbit is likely intended to reduce the risk of a reoccurrence of a space weather event that caused almost three-dozen Starlink satellites to reenter prematurely last month. ” Teslarati.com — March 1st, 2022.

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