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Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel

Green Car Congress

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation. The project will take place onboard the Hagland Captain , a general cargo vessel owned by Hagland Shipping. It will be the first project of its kind ever in short-sea shipping applications. The installation of a Wärtsilä battery hybrid propulsion solution will significantly enhance the ship’s environmental performance by reducing its emissions, fue

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Green New Deal, Mercedes diesels, going solar, electric ride sharing: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker is facing a new lawsuit over emissions from its diesel engines? What companies plan to introduce new electric cars in their fleets? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Feb. 8, 2019. On this week, Green Car Reports celebrated its 10th anniversary, and found.

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Adamas Intelligence: all metals/materials but manganese for passenger vehicle battery cells see accelerated gains in 2018

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In 2018, global deployment of nickel, graphite, copper, LCE, aluminum and cobalt by passenger vehicle cell suppliers increased by 75% to 99% versus the year prior, according to data from Adamas Intelligence’s “ EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker ”. These growth rates are particularly remarkable when considering that global BEV registrations increased by a lesser 67% over the same period.

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@LATimes Goes For The Crotch Shot Again To Hype Porn News It Loves While Staying Silent On Climate Crisis #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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