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Mea Culpa: Correcting The Ferry Battery Orderbook Still Leaves A Strong Electrification Story

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For a few months now I have quoting a claim that 70% of ferries on order had batteries, based on reading the stat in what I considered a reliable site. After digging deeper into the orderbook and the denominator, I do not think that figure stands up, but the actual … [continued]

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Canada Wants High-Speed Rail. Megaproject Reality Wants a Word.

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Canada’s revived high-speed rail (HSR) proposal deserves a serious hearing. It also deserves an outside-view assessment grounded in the history of rail megaprojects, not just the aspirations of sponsors and advocates. The current Alto proposal for a high-speed line between Toronto and Québec City is the most concrete Canadian version … [continued]

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Florida’s New Way to Ride: Waymo Opens to Everyone in Miami & Orlando

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Waymo is entering our next major chapter in Florida. After welcoming over 150,000 riders from our initial interest list in Miami and Orlando over the last few months, Waymo is now open to everyone in both cities. Starting today, residents and visitors alike can simply download the Waymo app and … [continued]

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Merino Energy Comes Out Of Stealth With $3,800 Heat Pump System

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Merino Energy is a new “climate hardware company” (I like that phrasing) based out of San Francisco that just came out of stealth mode this week. The company notes that it is “building a new category of professional-grade home heat pumps,” and it launched its first product, the Merino Mono, … [continued]

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