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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

April 14, 2023 admin clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping, South Africa, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:12:57 +0000

One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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Several Good News Items From GM

April 8, 2023 admin bolt, bolt euv, brightdrop, clean transport, Electric vehicles, gm, green economy, Manufacturing, ryder, Shipping

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:25:26 +0000

GM (Or is it the gentler, kinder lowercase “gm” now?) recently announced several good things for its EV efforts. Bolt EV and EUV sales are going good, Brightdrop (its electric cargo van division) scored some important partnerships, and among them is a really good deal it struck with Ryder. Let’s take a good look at […]

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Oil Tankers Already Sailing Into The Sunset Of Peak Oil Demand

March 31, 2023 admin boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, natural gas, Oil, Shipping, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:35:59 +0000

The number of new VLCCs to be delivered in 2024? Zero. The number to be delivered in 2025? One.

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Another Hydrogen For Energy Play Predictably Fails, This Time In Marine Fueling

March 19, 2023 admin air liquide, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, equinor, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:25:27 +0000

Expect a lot more announcements about shutting down hydrogen for energy projects like the recent one from Equinor, Aire Liquide, and Eviny.

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With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

March 17, 2023 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, heat pumps, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Shipping, trains / rail, usa, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:48 +0000

Electrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

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Another Step Toward Zero Emissions: A Medium-Duty Electric Mack Truck

March 15, 2023 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev sales, mack trucks, Shipping, volvo group

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:57:51 +0000

The MD Electric will meet the needs of trucking applications requiring dry van/refrigerated, stake/flatbed, and dump vocations.

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Monster 66-Tonne Electric Truck Unveiled For Trial Run In Norway

March 15, 2023 admin catl, clean transport, cleantech news, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, ford, mack trucks, Michigan, Norway, regenerative braking, scania, Shipping, Virginia, volvo

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:01:44 +0000

A new super-sized electric truck from the company Scania is hitting the road in Norway.

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Truck Stops Are Very Big In America — Could Battery Swapping Be An Option For Charging All Those Trucks?

March 9, 2023 admin Australia, battery swapping, clean transport, Electric vehicles, janus electric, Shipping, Trucking

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:05:15 +0000

One of my favorite musicians is the legendary Chimurenga music icon Thomas Mapfumo, from Zimbabwe. Due to the heated political environment in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s (it still is, you can say), Thomas Mapfumo moved to the US. Although he had traveled to perform in the US several times before settling there, I assume […]

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Atlantic Crossing By Methanol-Powered Ship Is Neither Viable Nor Carbon Neutral

March 8, 2023 admin Agriculture, biofuels, boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean power, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, maersk, Manufacturing, marine energy, methanol, natural gas, Oil, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:30:46 +0000

Over the past couple of years, I’ve reached the end of my first set of scenarios for marine decarbonization through 2100. My bets are on batteries for all inland and two-thirds of short-sea shipping, and biofuels for the rest. It took me years to work through the aspects of synthetic and biologically fossil fuel alternatives, […]

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PERFORMANCE e801 — High-End Electric Boat Powered By Evoy

March 7, 2023 admin boats, clean transport, electric boats, Electric vehicles, evoy, Performance, Shipping

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:22:40 +0000

Norwegian electric boat motor manufacturer Evoy has added the PERFORMANCE e801 to a rapidly growing list of boats that can now be ordered from their respective manufacturer. The new boat will be launched at the Austrian Boat Show in Tulln by PERFORMANCE, taking place between 2nd and 5th of March 2023. Last year, I had […]