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Battery electric or hydrogen? We’ll need both, and more, to decarbonize heavy transport

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Battery electric, fuel cells running on green electricity or green hydrogen, and the trusty internal combustion engine have the potential to decarbonize the transport industry.

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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date

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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date. German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. Katie Fehrenbacher. Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00.

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A wave of electric workhorses is coming

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A wave of electric workhorses is coming. When most folks think of the electrification of transportation, they naturally think about electric cars. But electrifying the long tail of commercial transportation is just as awesome. (If Electric garbage trucks: No matter where you live, being awoken at 5 a.m.

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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. In the accelerating push to electrify transportation, one big obstacle always comes up: The grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Mike De Socio. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 01:45. The first step is to optimize charging .

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Who’s leading the way on transport tech design?

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Artemis, an electric maritime company, and itselectric, a new urban EV charging company, stand out in an oversaturated industry of sustainable transport technology.

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Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050

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Inside Hewlett Foundation’s plan to electrify all road transportation by 2050. What caught my eye about the Hewlett Foundation’s recently announced zero-emissions strategy is the specific focus on road transportation decarbonization. . Liz Morrison. Wed, 06/30/2021 - 02:00.

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New sparks for the electric vehicle industry

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New sparks for the electric vehicle industry. Before the pandemic took root on a global level, the transportation industry was already in the midst of a great and exciting transition. The move to electric vehicles (EVs) was intensifying. . In June, Lyft announced that every vehicle on its platform will be electric by 2030.