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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report.

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“Take hydrogen seriously,” says Association of Fleet Professionals about hydrogen fuel

Hydrogen Fuel News

A number of commercial fleets are beginning to “take hydrogen seriously” according to the Association of Fleet Professionals ( AFP ), which explained the trend as a response to issues being experienced in operating electric vans. Its price tag at launch was slightly over £32,000.

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Automakers Accelerating Climate Change, Failing to Put the Brakes on Emissions

DeSmogBlog

No company managed to score an “A” grade, and most of the manufacturers continue to produce fleets made almost entirely of gasoline-powered vehicles. . Tags: auto alliance clean car standards world benchmarking alliance

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Efficient Tactics for Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint During a Move

The Environmental Blog

Alt-tag: A person sorting trash for recycling as one of the examples of ways to minimize your carbon footprint during a move. Others maintain their fleets diligently to ensure optimal fuel efficiency, reducing the carbon emissions per trip. To counteract this, look for moving companies committed to green practices.

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The Maintenance Needs Of Biodiesel

The Environmental Blog

Instead, it is often blended with diesel and tagged based on the amount of diesel it’s mixed with. In that case, chances are you are putting 5 percent biodiesel in your vehicles—nonetheless, some fleets and commercial use B20—fuel containing 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum. So, suppose you drive a diesel truck or car.

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Government extends grants for buying electric vans and trucks through to 2025

Business Green

A government grant scheme offering businesses thousands of pounds off the price tag of electric vans and trucks has been extended by a further two years, in a move Ministers expect to support the purchase of tens of thousands of greener vehicles.

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Could plummeting battery costs deliver mass market EVs as soon as 2024?

Business Green

The influential clean tech analyst yesterday estimated that the cost of a lithium ion battery pack - the key component for EVs and home energy storage systems - now stands at $132 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in 2021, having fallen six per cent over the past year alone.