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UC Davis buys 6 NFI electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses using California state contract

Green Car Congress

The DGS contract simplifies potential future bus procurement for California local government agencies for up to five years. Full electrification of the fleet—anticipated for completion in the early 2030s—is a joint venture between the campus and city, both focused on sustainability and mitigation of climate change.

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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

Green Car Congress

Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. In future, Ports of Auckland hope to be able to use 100% renewable energy, which would reduce emissions to zero. tCO 2 e which would mean an annual saving of 465.31

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Green Car Congress

This paper will be of interest to the community and will focus the discussions and future research into black carbon and its importance. The report’s best estimate of direct climate influence by black carbon is about a factor of two higher than most previous work. In a special comment on the significance of the Bond et al.

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The Not Too Distant Future

CleanTechnica EVs

In the not too distant future, as the gap between the energy rich and the energy poor widens, a dystopian landscape faces us. In an EV saturated society, no one wants to buy them and they sell […]. Affluent apartment blocks have turned into slums because body corporates would not allow EV chargers to be installed.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Riding Into A Better Future @ South Bay Bike Night

Creative Greenius

And now the SBBC is having its first fund raiser , cause there’s no more grant money and we need the dough-ray-me to buy bike helmets for kids who don’t have one of their own. The plan that’s now being implemented bit by bit all over the place. Tell them the Greenius sent you.

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Stellantis partners with CARB to reduce carbon emissions

Teslarati

“California’s work with leading manufacturers is an example of the collaboration that will clean our air, combat climate change, and improve health outcomes for residents in the state,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. However, Stellantis has a long way to go before it can truly be carbon net zero.

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