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BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Up 49%

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:55:53 +0000

After some recent contributions from Larry Evans and big news coming from BYD itself, I started digging into BYD’s monthly production and sales reports. The big business is the passenger vehicle business. However, BYD also reports production and sales of its buses (electric) and production and sales of its other … [continued]

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How Networks Of Ocean Sensors Can Improve Marine Weather Predictability

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:44 +0000

What difference would it make to be able to unlock ocean data at scale? How would deploying hundreds of marine sensing platforms improve marine weather predictability and accuracy? A company named Sofar is answering some of those questions these days due to their capacity to use real-time data to improve … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure, This Time Quantron & IKEA

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 19:24:17 +0000

A year ago, while assessing various organizations that had reached the terminus of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet six act tragicomedy, I pointed out the awful, horrible, very bad, no-good decision the Austrian branch of IKEA had made to buy Quantron hydrogen step van delivery trucks. Since then, I’ve … [continued]

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Wind Energy Meets Recycling In The Cargo Shipping Industry

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:55:59 +0000

Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.

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Brussels Conversations: Port Decarbonization, Economics Of Climate Refugees, Logistics Strategy & More

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:50:49 +0000

When people found out I was going to be in Brussels, invitations for lunch and dinner came out of the woodwork, and people started booking train rides, including two from London. Lengthy conversations on different decarbonization challenges ensued, around the main event itself, the book launch of the second edition … [continued]

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Ford’s Price Drops Are Making Electric Van Life Happen Faster!

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:23:27 +0000

The folks over at Electrek made an interesting observation recently: the price of a Ford Transit van is the same whether you go for the gas or the electric version! Not only is this exciting for people who use vans to make a living, but it’s also fantastic for people … [continued]

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ChargePoint Pitches Affordable Level 2 EV Charger For Commercial Fleets, For Just $699

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:40:16 +0000

ChargePoint has launched a $699 Level 2 EV charger for light duty commercial fleets, a price point that supports the case for electrification on a total cost of ownership basis.

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The Magnus Effect & Rotor Sails Reducing Greenhouse Gases

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Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:50:04 +0000

Harnessing more wind dramatically enhances clean power and propulsion. On that topic, more maritime shipping businesses are noticing and embracing added efficient technologies. Seriously. A few are giving sails a contemporary twist—literally—on an idea that was somewhat dormant for over 100 years. H.G. Magnus, a German scientist and chemist, conducted … [continued]

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This Is How Electric Vehicles Win: Solar Power For Your Rivian R1T Pickup Truck

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:25:47 +0000

Electric vehicles are a perfect match for solarized aftermarket products, like the solar-plus-storage cargo cover in the works for the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck.

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The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Are Rolling In (Ignore That Man Behind The Curtain)

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:23:33 +0000

Nikola is among the US truck manufacturers determined to make fuel cell trucks happen, regardless of who says what about hydrogen along the campaign trail.

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