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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. This fleet will begin operations in September 2020, giving Bogotá the largest electric bus fleet on the continent and one of the largest in the world.

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Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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In comparison, a container vessel carrying thousands of TEU sailing from Panama to Rotterdam makes around 8,800 km. We will invest significant resources for innovation and fleet technology to improve the technical and financial viability of decarbonized solutions. The next 5-10 years are going to be crucial.

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SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

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Formerly stationed in California, drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) was transported from Port of Los Angeles to Port Canaveral, inspected, and substantially upgraded between August 2019 and May 2020. Mighty Servant 1 is a massive submersible heavy-lift ship.

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SpaceX sends reused Falcon 9 booster west for first California Starlink launches

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Only truly useful for polar or high-inclination launches with satellites that need to orbit the Earth’s poles instead of the equator, SpaceX has only used SLC-4E twice in the last two years – once in June 2019 and most recently in November 2020.