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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Katie Fehrenbacher. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00.

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A wave of electric workhorses is coming

GreenBiz

A wave of electric workhorses is coming. When most folks think of the electrification of transportation, they naturally think about electric cars. Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way. Tesla's Model Y is cool. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Retooling a shuttered factory to build electric trucks: Q&A with Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns

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Things soon started to look a bit sunnier, as GM sold the plant to Lordstown Motors, founded by Steve Burns, who previously founded Workhorse Group, an EV builder that’s been around since 1998, and has supplied electric vans to UPS, FedEx and other fleet operators (we ran a feature article on the company in our May/June 2017 issue).

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August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and…

Clean Energy Trust

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Of Note Batteries. Lots of Batteries.

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Let us know !

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

🛵 EMotorad , a Pune, India-based electric bike marketplace, raised $20M in Series B funding from Panthera Growth Partners, xto10x Technologies, and Green Frontier Capital. Kinterra Capital , a Toronto, Canada-based investment firm, closed their $565m debut fund that invests in critical mineral assets for battery development.

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric crossover, with vehicle-to-load feature, coming to the US this fall

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Hyundai Motor North America has unveiled the new IONIQ 5, an electric crossover that’s headed to the US this fall. IONIQ 5 is based on Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform. The new crossover is part of Hyundai’s plan to introduce 23 new battery-electric models and sell 1 million EVs worldwide by 2025.