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Wärtsilä axial waterjets power world’s fastest high-speed ferry; fueled by LNG

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The vessel has successfully passed its sea trials and is now ready to commence commercial operations. It will transport both passengers and cars between Uruguay and Argentina. The Francisco. Click to enlarge. The 99 m catamaran attained a speed of 58.1 knots (107.6 km/h) in its recent speed trials.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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Our research has found that scalable and commercially competitive direct-air-capture technology is possible. The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia. Together with Porsche and other partners, we now want to build a prototype plant and test the concept as a whole. Earlier post.)

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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As a member of the Argentine commercial vehicle industry, TATSA is engaged in an expansion process in both domestic and international markets. Since 2005, the company has been building commercial vehicles at a plant in San Martin, Buenos Aires, and this year will start production in a new plant located in Maldonado, Uruguay.

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Pike forecasts 26.4% CAGR for electric-drive buses to 2018; hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell

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The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it. addition, fuel cell and battery electric buses are still in pre-commercial or very early commercial. would purchase 500 battery electric buses. Li-ion batteries.

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