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IDTechEx: future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels

Green Car Congress

However, the recent climate of uncertainty and inflation arising from the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war has had a negative impact on new-build contracts, including on ship-types targeted for electrification. China-based battery suppliers are finding success in offering low prices for type-approved marine battery systems.

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Navigant forecasts global natural gas fleet of 34.9M by 2020

Green Car Congress

The increase is largely driven due to a combination of low-cost natural gas and sustained higher prices for gasoline and diesel in many countries, Navigant suggests. The differential in the cost of the fuels determines the payback on this additional equipment (currently between 2.5 million by 2020. million sales expected in 2013.

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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

Teslarati

Automakers across the EV manufacturing industry have been forced to adjust prices and vehicle lineups due to the increased cost of materials and supply chain deals. Rivian was forced to push prices upward due to materials costs soaring after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and these examples are just two of many. .

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

Baua Electric

A surge in the cost of jet fuel after Russia invaded Ukraine also hurt profits. order would affect plans for their fleets for the next decade — or longer. When they were introduced, the narrow-body, fuel-efficient planes were supposed to help the manufacturer compete with Airbus, which has pulled way ahead of Boeing in sales.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Level 3 DC Fast Charger (DCFC) key siting principles Level 3 DCFCs should be within one mile of FHWA designated Alternative Fuel Corridors with locations 50 miles apart to support lower range EVs. Access both in and out should be easy, including for medium-duty EVs. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

Cars That Think

Even more discouragingly, nuclear’s per-unit cost increased 26 percent between 2009 and 2019—while solar and wind power prices plummeted instead. Instead, they think, a clean-energy transition might be better served with a fleet of smaller, more modular, reactors—like Linglong One. Where, then, can SMR operators turn for fuel?

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Then there is the fuel cycle—the activities associated with producing and using the fuel or electricity to power the vehicle through its working life. EVs have finally come of age.