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TessDrive editor Aries B. Espinosa, a lifelong cycling enthusiast and advocate, goes on his first long ride on an electric bike. This video documents his ride from his home in Las Pinas City in Metro Manila to the top of Antenna Hill in Binangonan, Rizal Province and back, for a two-way distance of nearly 80 […]
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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) and Northern Lights JV DA recently signed Bare Boat Charter and Time Charter contracts for two new 7,500-cubic-meter liquefied CO2 ships, to be delivered in 2024 and contribute to the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain. The London-based subsidiary K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd
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San Miguel Corp (SMC), through its Luzon Clean Water Development Corp (LCWDC), will make available a potable and affordable water source from the Angat reservoir to more than 350,000 households in Bulacan by early 2025 as it starts implementation of Stage 3A of the Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) covering the water districts of
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Travalyst have joined forces intending to provide the public with a consistent, accurate, and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel. As all sectors of the aviation and travel industries come together in pursuit of net zero carbon dioxide goals, this new and significant collaboration
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Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) kicks off 2023 on an electrified start with the first leg of its nationwide “Go Electrified with Toyota” tour. The event showcases hybrid electric Toyota cars and other vehicles until January 22 at the Activity Center of Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City. As one of the leaders of electrified mobility
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TessDrive recently took out the 2.8-liter Maxus T60 4×4 automatic transmission pickup for a spin to find out how fuel-efficient it is on the highway and on a city drive. The T60 was introduced in the Philippines on June 5, 2019, at the same time Maxus Philippines also made its debut. The Maxus brand is
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The Philippines’ House of Representatives Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan urged the Marcos administration to designate a new DOH head that would be tasked to rapidly modernize the healthcare system and position the country as a global medical hub just like Singapore. Photo credit: Pixabay “The Philippines has all the assets needed, including highly trained
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Recent research suggests men following a plant-based diet rich in healthy plant-based foods have a reduced risk of developing bowel cancer, the third most common cancer in the world. Photo credit: Karolina Grabowska Excerpts from the story: “The study, which was published in BMC Medicine, looked at 79,952 US-based men. It found that those who
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated in late December 2022 that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production would have reached at least 300 million liters by the end of 2022. The estimate equates to 200% growth in 2022, which is significantly higher compared to the 2021 production of 100 million liters. More optimistic calculations estimate
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Porsche AG has joined the UN Global Compact as a new participant. The United Nations has confirmed the inclusion of the German sports car manufacturer in the world’s biggest and most important initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate governance. The UN Global Compact is a multi-stakeholder platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible
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