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How Shipping Carbon Dioxide Could Boost Carbon Capture

Cars That Think

Early in February, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that they will build the world’s first ship for transporting carbon dioxide solely from carbon-capture facilities. By 2024, Northern Lights aims to transport and store about 0.8 Shipping is good for small volumes and for coastal sites, and it’s flexible and scalable.”

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

If you’re based in London and take into account potential costs from the Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zones not to mention the clean air zones that are rapidly expanding across the UK vehicles that are zero-emission like this qualify for a 100% discount on these charges, creating an instant saving and access to cities.

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DDFlyTrain flywheel hybrid technology to deliver around 10% fuel savings, rapid ROI

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The DDFlyTrain research project, conducted by Ricardo, Artemis Intelligent Power (a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy) and Bombardier Transportation, ( earlier post ) has projects a fuel savings of around 10% based on the use of high speed flywheel brake recovery technology retrofitted to Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) rolling stock.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The smallfour-seater Mitsubishi iMiEV uses lithium-ion but is likely to cost up to£20,000 when it becomes available here later this year. Freight Bus was one of the losing entrants in London mayor Boris Johnson’scompetition to design a new bus for the capital. So the car uses an electrical store to power the drive motor.