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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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The objective of this agreement is to develop a project to repower and put into service 400 switcher and line-haul freight locomotives, all 100% powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and/or renewable natural gas (RNG) with low or zero emissions, in line with the Argentina’s decarbonization goals.

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SoCalGas adding 50 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell EVs to fleet

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Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has taken delivery of 23 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HFCEV), marking the company’s first purchase of hydrogen-powered vehicles. With the addition of the 50 Toyota Mirai HFCEVs, a third of SoCalGas' over-the-road fleet currently operates on clean fuels.

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BYD taps US chipmaking giant NVIDIA to power its next-gen EV fleet

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BYD will use NVIDIA’s Drive Thor to power its next-gen EV fleet. BYD will use NVIDIA’s Drive Thor for its next-gen EV fleet. XPENG also announced it will use the super chip as the “AI brain” for its upcoming EV fleets. Building upon its existing collaborations, BYD is going from the car to the cloud.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Here are several reasons for school districts to switch to electric buses. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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Maritime Transport begins electrification of trucking fleet

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One of the UK’s leading road and rail logistics companies, Maritime Transport, is making some big moves in a bid to electrify its trucking fleet – with fully 18 all-electric, three axle tractor units from Scania leading the charge. The trucks are planned to begin arriving at Maritime’s ports later this year and into early ’20’25.

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Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

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million electric vehicles in its service areas by 2030. Electric vehicles are the next frontier in the clean energy transition, and we are committed to making charging EVs easy, convenient and affordable for customers. Powering 1.5 Utility holding company Xcel Energy wants 1.5

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP). DE-FOA-0002475, earlier post.).

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