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Ports of Auckland buys world’s first electric tug; 70-tonne bollard pull

Green Car Congress

Ports of Auckland (New Zealand) has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to buy the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug. They provide enough power for the tug to operate at 40 tonnes bollard pull in the event of an electrical system failure or if the vessel needs to operate for a longer duration.

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Dell’s Bold Idea: A Laptop You Can Actually Repair

Cars That Think

In December 2021, just before CES, the world’s leading tech event, Dell introduced Concept Luna , a reimagining of the laptop PC that focuses on repairability. Among people in advanced economies, 72 percent are concerned that global climate change will harm them , according to a Pew survey. We want modular design.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. California has buying power behind its proposed V2G mandate to the EV industry.

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Only 4% of TV news correctly connected Hurricane Beryl to climate change

Baua Electric

Importantly, climate change helped this storm break these records and do so much damage. These records are the reflection of climate change’s effects on our atmosphere and oceans. Only 4% of media’s Beryl coverage included mention of climate change, according to an analysis by Media Matters.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. But I was still stoked to exhibit the car at every LA area EV Expo, Earth Day Event and Plug-In spectacular.

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Riding Into A Better Future @ South Bay Bike Night

Creative Greenius

I do it because I love to ride my bike and because here in the South Bay – which happens to be the best climate in the whole world in which to ride your bike – we need lots more zero emission people-powered bike trips to replace car trips, especially fossil fuel powered cars. Our obesity and diabetes rates need it too.

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Ignorance of how EVs work is holding back uptake, says survey

Baua Electric

The survey was commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), an independent nonprofit in the UK. It’s to show how these falsehoods are affecting EV uptake, which in turn means worse air quality and worse effects of climate change for everyone on Earth. of them said they want their next car to be an EV.

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