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Foss’ Green Assist Hybrid Tug Joins Fleet in Long Beach and Los Angeles

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A Foss Maritime Company’ Green Assist hybrid tug ( earlier post ) has joined the Foss fleet for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, California. To help defray the added costs of development and construction of the first hybrid tug, both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles contributed funding. Click to enlarge.

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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Clean Energy has begun a major fueling infrastructure upgrade for trucks operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. The San Pedro Ports Clean Air Action Plan will start imposing a container rate, scheduled to start next year, on containers that are hauled by trucks that do not meet stricter emission standards.

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New fleet customers for XL Hybrid’s plug-in hybrid upfit for Ford F-150 pickups

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Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.; The XLP system will have no special maintenance requirements. Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO).

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Cummins Westport announces MY 2018 natural gas engine line-up; near zero NOx

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Cummins Westport (CWI) announced its model year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. The TWC is packaged as a muffler and is maintenance-free.

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Recap: Exhibiting at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo and Honoring Our Customers

EV Connect

was proud to be a part of a record setting Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. Our open-standards solution was showcased alongside many of our hardware partners’ exhibitions demonstrating our software solution’s adaptability. EV Connect’s Booth #1927 at the ACT Expo. EV Connect, Inc.

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ABB and Fincantieri to Collaborate on Shore Power Systems

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The new shore connection systems to be developed by ABB and Fincantieri will meet all current international standards, and can be installed on ships while under construction, docked for maintenance or even out at sea.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

Unfortunately, thanks to the fast pace of electrification and the slow pace of standards bodies, electrical safety standards for heavy vehicles are lagging behind the market. Charged : So, there’s a lack of standards for vehicles that use higher-voltage electrical architectures? Geoff Schwartz: Yes.