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SCAQMD funding Siemens test of eHighway overhead catenary system for electric trucks in California

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km) stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. On the road, E-trucks equipped with hybrid drive and smart current collectors will be supplied with electricity from catenaries, offering local zero-emission operation.

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Review of studies finds it difficult to reach summary conclusions on ethanol’s emissions effects

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The results of the analysis will also be presented at the CRC Real World Emission Workshop in March in Long Beach, California. In addition to the Urban Air Initiative-sponsored study, the consultants have written two different technical papers, one of which is already in peer review.

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Even Tugboats Are Going Electric

Revenge of the Electric Car

Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together constitute the largest port facility in the U.S. It’s the new Foss hybrid!