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APM Terminals has been electrifying its operations at the Port of Los Angeles over the last few years – and they’ve been able to effectively decarbonize and cut their fuel costs substantially. Those efforts have yielded
The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, per pass – at a rate of more than 8,000 tons per hour of opera
Seen through an Easter lens, the car dealership model looks a bit like the medieval Catholic church. It sat between ordinary people and the sacred object, translated doctrine, administered rituals, collected its dues, an
Last night, I wrote about how Ford and Nissan EV sales collapsed in the US in 2025. Tesla sales also weren’t good, and the overall US EV market is clearly down following the ending if the $7,500 US EV tax credit. So, I w
Landfills are not designed for food waste, which is organic and can decompose naturally. While it’s easy to throw out dinner scraps with the garbage, it’s not the most environmentally-sound method to discard unwanted foo
Plugin vehicle registrations were down 11% year over year (YoY) in February, ending the month close to 1.1 million units. Both BEVs (-8% YoY) and PHEVs (-16% YoY) had sales drops. This is the worst drop since the COVID-1
BEVs reach 20% market share! EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 295,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in February, 196,000 of them being BEVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 22% YoY. The overall marke
Continuing the trend for the US EV market, Nissan’s EV sales almost completely collapsed in the first quarter year over year. The Nissan LEAF, which should be selling like hotcakes given how much value for money it now o
A new utility-scale solar farm just came online in Ohio, and it’s generating power with panels manufactured in-state. more…
XCharge North America and JOJO Superfast are rolling out a new EV fast-charging network across Illinois, starting with nine locations and more to come. more…
In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss EV deliveries from Tesla, Rivian, and others, Toyota’s electric pickup truck
We’re ending this week’s Green Deals with many sales, starting with the newly launched Lectric April Showers e-bike sale that is offering up to $720 savings, like the XP Lite2 JW Black Long-Range Belt-Drive Folding e-bik