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Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Puerto Rico)

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continued] The post Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Puerto Rico) appeared first on CleanTechnica. After the first part of our report (which, admittedly, was a bit underwhelming), we’re finally getting to the countries where.

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Latin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 1: Tale of the Laggards — Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, & Panama

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Time flies. The first half of 2023 has already been over for a while, and the EV transition is accelerating, so we’re bringing news from a region often forgotten when speaking about electric vehicles: Latin America. We will divide this series of articles into three parts: the laggards, the middle of the pack, and the […]

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Mitsui OSK completes first hybrid car carrier vessel Emerald Ace; 2 new LNG carriers

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MOL) has completed the hybrid car carrier vessel Emerald Ace , designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The vessel’s hybrid system represents a step forward in realizing ISHIN-I, the concept for the next-generation car carrier that MOL announced in September 2009. MHI) Kobe shipyard.

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MHI completes development of next-generation LNG carrier; apple-shaped tanks and hybrid propulsion

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Further, a hybrid propulsion system has boosted fuel efficiency by more than 20% compared to the Sayaendo (and more than 40% vis-à-vis earlier carriers). STaGE, an acronym deriving from “Steam Turbine and Gas Engines,” is a hybrid propulsion system combining a steam turbine and engines that can be fired by gas.

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Costa Rica to become Latin American electric-car pioneer?

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The Central American country ,wedged between Nicaragua and Panama, is home to 4.8 Costa Rica isn't what you'd call a bastion of automotive sales. million people who buy just 154,000 vehicles annually—less than 1 percent of the sales in the United States. But that won't deter the Costa Rican government from greening its fleet.

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DOE launching $80M Supertruck II initiative; 55% BTE; awards $12M for 3 medium- and heavy-duty plug-in projects

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However, the use of Class 8 regional‐haul trucks is expected to increase in the future as more container ships begin to arrive on the East Coast due to the widening of the Panama Canal; improving the efficiency of regional‐haul trucks is becoming more important as fleets shift to daycabs to accommodate shorter hauls.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. The MyCarma application uses the phone’s GPS to capture an owner’s personal drive cycle.