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New York City Department of Sanitation Testing Four Different Hybrid Trucks

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The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will be testing in daily operation three different types of hybrid refuse collection trucks and a hybrid rack truck. liter PX-6 engine, which is rated at 300 hp (224 kW) and Eaton’s medium-duty hybrid system with a parallel, pre-transmission design. Earlier post.)

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Sophia Muirhead Is IEEE’s Next Executive Director

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She is set to start her new job on 1 January, succeeding Stephen Welby. During that time, she improved the company’s standards, finance, and publishing protocols; oversaw the evolution of the organization’s contracting process; and deftly navigated export controls, sanctions, and other compliance regulations. “Her

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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From Cleveland.com : The city views the pilot rezoning as a prelude to wider application across Cleveland, with opportunities to tweak and make adjustments as development unfolds under the new code. The new standards will reportedly come into effect in less than a month. But this is but a singular component.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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The lower weight design, along with the engine, is expected to save up to 35% in fuel over most conventional walk-in vans. Testing of six standard delivery vehicles retrofitted with all-electric drivetrains from various suppliers, including AMP, Smith Electric and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. Rockville, M.D.);

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

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The company found that BLOOM’s final training emitted 50 tonnes of CO 2 —equivalent to about a dozen flights from New York City to Sydney. The company website of the Netherlands-based Web design and branding firm Tijgerbrood , for instance, emits less than 0.1 The green software movement is fast gaining momentum.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Public transit buses are also steadily electrifying, led by California, New York City and the Washington, DC area as well as cities like Pittsburgh and Phoenix. An indicative survey by the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance of its 24 members, who operate more than 1.3 million fleet vehicles in the U.S.

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The Real Story of Pixar

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Catmull and Blanchard had been involved with software designed to build 3D geometric objects at the University of Utah. This division was charged with computerizing editing, sound design and mixing, special effects, and accounting for the company's books, as if this fourth challenge would be as difficult as the other three. Ross Perot.

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