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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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million Shore-to-Store (S2S) project, more than a dozen public and private sector partners have teamed up for a 12-month demonstration of the zero-emissions Class 8 trucks and will expand the project to include five more hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks, two battery-electric yard tractors, and two battery-electric forklifts. Under the $82.5-million

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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Use of electric vehicles would achieve greater reductions in GHG emissions, corresponding to the rate that the electric grid becomes cleaner, through greater reliance on renewables and low- and non-emitting generation. This research points to the importance of two fundamental and parallel trends in energy and the environment.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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In fact, some experts predict electric vehicles (EVs) to account for 65 percent to 75 percent of sales in 2050—which is also good news for the environment. In the future, autonomous vehicles and battery-powered technology could work together to create cleaner, more efficient roads. Electric Vehicles: Right Now. The solution?

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Tech: What You Need to Know About Your Exhaust System

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Help Your Fuel Economy & the Environment. If your exhaust system is working correctly, it benefits your fuel consumption and the environment. If your exhaust system is working correctly, it benefits your fuel consumption and the environment. It’s all about making it cleaner here. What does a car exhaust do?

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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To create a sustainable environment, we need to contain air pollution. Trees capture and store atmospheric carbon and help cool the globe’s temperature. The soil also helps to address the climate crisis, as it stores more carbon than the world’s plants combined. Deforestation is contributing to climate change.

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Sainsbury trialing Dearman liquid air engine in refrigerated truck

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tonnes of carbon dioxide; the equivalent of driving more than 14,500 km in a modern family car. The truck will operate from Sainsbury’s Waltham Point depot, delivering chilled goods to stores in the London area. In addition to being a cleaner method of refrigeration, the new engine has been designed with safety in mind.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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Within this category falls transportation and efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of product manufacturing and shipping. For example, shipping food to grocery stores costs money, making it more expensive depending on where and how it is delivered. A McKinsey & Company U.S.