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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

Green Car Congress

To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet. The range in battery mode will be at least 80 kilometers.

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Porsche renews plan to make Macan crossover a "fully battery-powered model series"

Green Car Reports

In a report of its 2019 financial results, Porsche reiterated that the Macan will be the "second, fully battery-powered model series"—after the Taycan. It's a significant move, as the Macan is currently Porsche's bestselling model. The automaker previously said the.

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Myths, Misstatements, & Misinformation About Battery-Powered Transportation

CleanTechnica EVs

Yet counternarratives and pervasive questioning about the value, capacity, and reliability of battery-powered transportation are rampant today. We live in a time in which it's clear that transportation electrification is absolutely necessary if we are to mitigate the effects of climate pollution.

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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

Green Car Congress

Highview Power Storage, Inc., a provider of long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system.

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Bosch trialing Neste renewable diesel; aims to offer renewable and synthetic fuels at all company filling stations in Germany

Green Car Congress

Since early November, the cars chauffeuring the management board members of Robert Bosch GmbH have been running on fully renewable diesel. a trademark of Toolfuel, is short for CO 2 Reduction, Arctic Grade, Renewable, Emission Reduction. Renewable and synthetic fuels can contribute greatly to limiting global warming.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

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. In any case, when we switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy, we reduce but do not eliminate environmental damage. The current technologies work but have limits.

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Getting Electric Off The Ground With R&D + Analysis On Battery-Powered Electric Aircraft & Seacraft

CleanTechnica EVs

Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes.