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emissions by over 60% vs road. These gains are realized even when Multiple companies, including EcoMarine Power and Dykstra Naval
rail is diesel powered, and can be further increased by upgrading Architects are developing hybrid electric cargo ships that use rigid,
locomotives to low emission engines. Intermodal freight shipping, rotating sails and solar panels. Vindskip uses the hull as a sail. These
truck pick up, rail for long haul, and truck delivery, offers the lowest hybrid vessels use electric power in port, and electric, wind and
emission, and frequently lowest cost overland option. LNG/CNG engines at sea, reducing CO2 emissions up to 60%, and
cutting SOx and NOx emissions over 90%.
Go Green: Allow shippers to select lowest emission options
Zero emission locomotives: sustainable electric and hydrogen
Freightera, cooperating with the Canadian government and existing hybrid rail
emission reduction programs, will shortly allow freight shippers to
compare carriers by total GHG emissions, and automatically display Wind, solar and hydro powered electric rail provide the best
and select the lowest emission option. Carriers that use rail for long- solution for zero emission long haul transport. Canadian and US
haul, low emission vehicles for last mile delivery, and the full suite of rail, currently almost exclusively diesel powered, can be converted
emissions reduction technology available today for diesel engines, to sustainable electric and hydrogen hybrid locomotives. Shifting
can have emissions 40-66% lower than others. Frequently the lowest long-haul freight from road to rail will eliminate emissions from
emission option is also the least cost. both empty trucks and diesel engines. Combined with last mile
pickup and delivery by sustainable electric trucks, electric rail can
Last mile trucking: Low and zero emission already available provide zero emission transport.

The Freightliner Business Class M2 Hybrid, Workhorse Zero Zero emission road transport
Emission and Siemens Hybrid Drive and multiple CNG/LNG
powered truck engines are available now for municipal pickup Wind, solar and hydro powered electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel
and delivery of freight. cell powered hybrids, offer the best long-term solution for those
regions and communities that will never be accessible by rail or
Long-term solutions water. By 2030 all freight should be hauled by such zero emission
Hybrid electric/wind: green future of ocean transport vehicles, 100% renewable powered.

Freightera is an award winning online
marketplace on a mission to automate freight
shipping, increase efficiency and operating
margins for shippers and carriers. Freightera is
creating partnerships and systems and promoting
new technologies that allow business to find the
lowest emission transportation options.

For more information, see www.freightera.com.

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