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Moog and Komatsu to demonstrate fully electric wheel loader

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Moog has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München.

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Cummins releases new electric powertrain for terminal tractors; Kalmar a lead customer

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Cummins and Kalmar will together offer battery-electric terminal tractors globally. Cummins designed the PowerDrive 8000 for the terminal tractor segment to better meet the necessary duty-cycle and power requirements for the distribution and port environments. There are two battery capacities to choose from, 152 or 182 kWh.

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US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

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million) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), two non-profit organizations that are responsible for developing and managing projects as part of the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. This project provides critical information on long-term operation, performance and maintenance of fuel cell buses against technical targets.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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Here in New York City, where we have a population density that supports a mass transit system, most of our fossil fuel use is to power our buildings. Current versions of renewable energy such as solar cells and windmills do far less damage to the environment than oil rigs, fracking, and strip mining, but they do damage the environment.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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How new reactor technology could change shipping The first step in making nuclear merchant ships a reality will be to build the right kind of nuclear reactors. After that, the companies plan to build a larger reactor for demonstration at sea in the early 2030s. Cost also played a big role in NuScale Power Corp.’s

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.

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