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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The anticipated efficiencies and emission reductions from the technology will be significant and help open the door to new alternatives beyond the diesel-powered locomotives used today. The continuing successful development and availability of innovative propulsion technology is part of a portfolio of carbon reduction initiatives.

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JULY 24, 2022

They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

The first Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle from the EQ brand made its US premiere at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. To reduce power consumption, the electric drivetrains are configured differently: the front electric motor is optimized for best possible efficiency in the low- to medium-load range, while the rear motor adds sportiness.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

billion tonnes, their highest ever level, as the world economy rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 crisis and relied heavily on coal to power that growth, according to new IEA analysis. Change in CO 2 emissions by fossil fuel, relative to 2019 levels, 2019-2021. In 2021 alone, China’s CO 2 emissions rose above 11.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The 2022 Scoping Plan includes a commitment to build no new fossil gas-fired power plants and increases support for mass transit. Fuels: the energy source used to power vehicles and the facilities that produce them. The Scoping Plan does call for a per capita VMT reduction of at least 25% below 2019 levels by 2030 and 30% by 2045.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Tesla China announced earlier that it has launched a solar-powered Supercharger facility in Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. ” Lhasa’s climate is one of the more favorable examples we’ve seen of where solar-powered Superchargers would be incredibly effective.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. Another expectation is that homeowners and businesses will become “ fully electrified ” by replacing oil, propane and gas furnaces with heat pumps along with gas fired stoves as well as installing solar power and battery systems. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis.

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MAY 20, 2020

The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. Estimates were then compared against daily emissions data from the same period in 2019.

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JULY 2, 2022

The EU-funded HyMethShip project developed a system that innovatively combined a membrane reactor, a CO 2 capture system, a storage system for CO 2 and methanol as well as a hydrogen-fueled combustion engine to power ships. The top part of the graphic shows onshore methanol production. © Fraunhofer.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of the Daimler Trucks family, plans to start the series production of fuel-cell trucks by the late 2020s. At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The eCanter, which has a GVW of 7.5

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

If the fuels are produced with the help of renewable energy and green hydrogen—through what is termed a Power-to-X process—existing rail vehicles can be operated in a completely CO 2 -neutral manner. —Jürgen Blassmann, Director Rail Business at Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

When in use, fuel cells do not cause any climate-damaging emissions, as they only emit water vapor. In addition, thanks to the on-board power generation, their range of approximately 800 km is large enough for long-distance truck transport with a high payload. MAN is testing both the use of a fuel cell and an H 2 combustion engine.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Among other climate-focused goals, the company is setting the stage to advance the hydrogen economy in Korea. SCOA first invested in Syzygy in 2019 and since that time, the companies have worked together to deploy its technologies. million tons of hydrogen per year domestically by 2030. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

We need more aggressive cuts in emissions to get us anywhere near the pathways that limit the worst impacts of climate change. Assemblymember Chen represents Yorba Linda, La Habra, Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, and includes parts of Chino Hills State Park. Ting – (916) 319-2019 – [link]. Brian Dahle – (916) 319-2001 – [link].

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The second-generation Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which made its debut in 2019 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, will arrive in US dealerships—in California and Hawaii—in December. The Limited grade also gets standard Intelligent Park Assist and a dual-fixed panoramic moonroof with power sliding shade.

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MAY 30, 2023

In line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement and the EU Green Deal, ATS, MPET and PSAA aim to reduce their carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 with 2019 as a baseline and have net-zero emissions for all their terminals by 2050. We are happy to test and work with PSA for hydrogen-powered port equipment.

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JULY 2, 2021

We announced our emob partnership with Rosenbauer in 2019, and we have gone from concept to start of production in record time. This component was developed in part collaboration with Rosenbauer. Volvo Penta has set firm climate commitments to support its customers in this transition. Earlier post.). —Giorgio Paris.

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MAY 25, 2018

The electricity supply for the heavy goods vehicles is provided by means of a pantograph from an overhead power line—the eHighway concept ( earlier post ). Trial operations will be conducted jointly as from early 2019. In Germany alone, heavy goods traffic results in CO 2 emissions of 56 million tonnes per year.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, is testing a 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck for a year on a dedicated account in Southern California. Werner’s first electric-powered truck is the result of a partnership with Peterbilt, Meritor and TransPower.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Volvo FL Electric trucks are part of a pre-series developed in collaboration with selected customers. Series production of the Volvo FL Electric ( earlier post ) and its powerful sibling, the Volvo FE Electric ( earlier post ), will commence with a limited number of trucks for the European markets in the second half of 2019.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Government of Canada has launched its Hydrogen Strategy , a framework that seeks to position Canada as a global hydrogen leader, cementing this low-carbon and zero-emission fuel technology as a key part of a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Strategy is underpinned by a federal investment of $1.5

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MAY 2, 2018

The newly introduced 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid makes significant advancements over both the standard Cayenne and the preceding Cayenne S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) it replaces, including more power, quicker acceleration, a faster top speed, and increased electric-only range. Power is stored in a 14.1 Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Anheuser-Busch, BYD, the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), and ENGIE Services US announced that Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 BYD battery electric trucks in their California fleet as part of a state project to showcase economically and environmentally sustainable warehousing and distribution technology.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

An essential key to achieving climate neutrality lies in linking of the energy and mobility sectors. Trusted data: ensuring that e-vehicle data is recognised as reliable and secure and can be used by the power system. The Volkswagen Group has made charging and energy a part of its core business in its NEW AUTO strategy.

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JULY 23, 2019

SSA Marine, which manages the terminal at the Port of Long Beach, is transforming 33 diesel-powered tractors by retrofitting them with all-electric drivetrain systems. Installation of the chargers is scheduled to begin in 2019, and deliveries of the converted vehicles are scheduled to begin later this year through October 2020.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The findings are outlined in three new papers published in Earth System Science Data , Environmental Research Letters , and Nature Climate Change. In 2019, consumption of coal is expected to drop 11% in the U.S.—down this year due in part to China’s economic downturn. this year due in part to China’s economic downturn.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Construction work will start in August 2019 and renewable energy generation will start at the beginning of next year. Approximately 70 percent of Audi Hungaria’s heat requirements are already covered by climate-neutral, geothermal energy. As part of the joint project with E.ON

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Climate Foundation , the Seattle-based company behind the project, has found that this deep cycling makes kelp grow three times as fast as it can when kept in shallow waters, as seaweed farmers do now. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024.

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APRIL 15, 2019

lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Year-over-year, US greenhouse gas emissions were 0.5%

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JANUARY 30, 2019

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently completed a year-long testing process during which the Epsilor 6T was evaluated in different climate and field conditions (desert, mountains, rocky areas, etc.). Epsilor showcased the Li-ion 6T product line at International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2019, which will took place in London last week.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The vehicle is part of a small series of electric trucks that MAN has been delivering to various European customers since the end of 2019. The MAN eTGM has been produced as a small series since November 2019. MAN Truck & Bus recently handed over a fully electric MAN eTGM to Schwarz Logistik GmbH. 3,100 N·m.

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JUNE 25, 2019

At the annual general meeting in mid-May 2019, Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, announced that CNG will continue to play an important role for the Group in the future. Volkswagen is committed to the Paris Climate Agreement. With 95 points, it achieved the best result so far in 2019.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is delivering the first new third-generation plug-in hybrids—labelled EQ Power—to customers now and over the coming months. The result is a vehicle that can cover a distance of up to 57 km (NEDC) on electric power alone with zero local emissions. Delivery of the first models is scheduled for mid-2019.

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MARCH 26, 2021

This latest investment follows 2019’s launch of MPT’s battery module test and analysis facility, where battery modules can be tested in an array of steady-state and dynamic climatic conditions. MAHLE Powertrain’s new development is part of a larger EV development strategy, with further phases being rolled out in 2022.

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