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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. However, we are prepared to wear that up-front cost because our commitment to reduce emissions has to be more than just words.

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CA targets off-road equipment for GHG reductions with $44M CORE voucher project

Green Car Congress

The new $44-million voucher project is designed to accelerate deployment of zero-emission off-road freight equipment used at goods-movement hubs, including ports, distribution centers, airports, and rail freight yards by bringing the cost of purchasing such equipment down.

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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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Pete Buttigieg responds to Tesla’s Elon Musk, defends Biden’s EV federal spending plan

Teslarati

In his appearance at the same event on Tuesday, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg responded to the Tesla CEO’s comments. “I think it’s very important to fund EV charging stations and to also make sure what’s in the next Build Back Better Act to bide down the cost of electric vehicles.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

Cars That Think

The event was abrupt and unceremonious, its time kept secret to prevent crowds from gathering amidst the first wave of Covid-19. says Darragh Conway , a climate policy expert at Climate Focus in Amsterdam. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet. France, naturally, backed nuclear power’s green-ness.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

With World Earth Day only a week away (22/04/2021), we have decided what better way to embrace this event than for everyone to get involved in some new ‘ green habits’ for 1 month in the spirit of myenergi’s very own Green Reset. There are a number of reasons why buying local produce is great for you and the planet.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Without hesitation, the reply is—The best luxury sedan they can buy. The wide and soft center console contains the gear selector, command wheel for the touchscreen, and buttons for the drive mode, auto hold, the seat climate selectors, the volume and channel selection wheels, and cup holders.