#Orkney islands to trial #ElectricFerries to cut #CarbonEmissions

#BatteryPowered #hydrofoils will replace ageing and highly #polluting inter-island #ferries from March 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/11/orkney-islands-to-trial-electric-ferries-to-cut-carbon-emissions

#ClimateCrisis #Scotland

Ban petrol lawn equipment
"Petrol leaf blowers and lawn mowers are shockingly bad for the planet. Bans are beginning to spread.
Virtually all small engines are two-stroke, which burn a dirtier fuel mix than vehicles do. Advocates say that in addition to the climate-changing emissions released by the engines, workers are exposed directly to their exhaust and rarely wear filters to protect their lungs. Other people complain about the noise they make, especially when so many suburban residents now work from home".
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/30/gas-leaf-blower-mower-bans-spread-us-fight-climate-change/11746893002/
#batterypowered landscaping #Equipment #FossilFuel #Noise #Pollution #OHS #Conservation #Regeneration #LandCare #Bellingen #Suburbia #so50s #Gardening

Volkswagen AG said Tuesday that it would spend $193 billion on software, battery factories and other investments as it aimed to make every fifth vehicle it sold electric by 2025.
🔌🚘 “For me, it is important that we have a clear orientation of where we are going,” Oliver Blume, Volkswagen’s CEO, told reporters, adding that 2023 would be “a decisive year” for the company.
🔌🚘 “We must transform ourselves into a technology and mobility services group,” Arno Antlitz, Volkswagen’s chief financial and operating officer, said at the Tuesday media event. “We need to focus on our platforms, such as our hardware for battery-powered electric vehicles, a unified software stack, batteries, mobility, autonomous driving.”

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/14/volkswagen-will-invest-193-billion-in-electric-car/

#hardware #software #Volkswagen #batterypowered #electric #vehicles #unifiedsoftware #softwarestack #batteries #mobility #autonomousdriving

Volkswagen AG said Tuesday that it would spend $193 billion on software, battery factories and other investments as it aimed to make every fifth vehicle it sold electric by 2025.
🔌🚘 “For me, it is important that we have a clear orientation of where we are going,” Oliver Blume, Volkswagen’s CEO, told reporters, adding that 2023 would be “a decisive year” for the company.
🔌🚘 “We must transform ourselves into a technology and mobility services group,” Arno Antlitz, Volkswagen’s chief financial and operating officer, said at the Tuesday media event. “We need to focus on our platforms, such as our hardware for battery-powered electric vehicles, a unified software stack, batteries, mobility, autonomous driving.”

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/mar/14/volkswagen-will-invest-193-billion-in-electric-car/

#hardware #software #Volkswagen #batterypowered #electric #vehicles #unifiedsoftware #softwarestack #batteries #mobility #autonomousdriving

The total ownership costs for #fuelcell trucks would be higher than for #batteryPowered models with megawatt charging: “For trucks, operating costs are more important than for cars, making the use case for fuel cell electric trucks even smaller.”
https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/-hydrogen-unlikely-to-play-major-role-in-road-transport-even-for-heavy-trucks-fraunhofer/2-1-1162055

Yep, obsessed! #lawncare #Outdoors #garden #batterypowered

Exciting news for the #renewable energy future!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-63707463?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_id=42529484-69C2-11ED-8737-6BC94744363C&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_link_origin=BBCScienceNews&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link
#batteryPowered #windpower #renewableenergy #RenewableTech