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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

The young e-scooter companies also own large "fleets," although not in the traditional sense. . Certain types of vehicles — including transit and school buses, delivery vans and light-duty cars — can save fleet owners considerable money when they're switched to electric. The definition of fleet is evolving. that fit fleets' needs.

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

Climate Tech VC

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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

Charged

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. Link If the Scooter Rides Itself, What Am I Here For?

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

in Convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and other investors. 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

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'Circularity gap': How fostering a circular economy could slash global emissions by over a third

Business Green

Housing, including commercial and industrial buildings, generates around 13.5Gt of emissions every year, the report estimates, consuming vast quantities of virgin resources and relying on the abundant use of carbon-intensive materials such as cement and steel, while also creating significant emissions from heating and cooling.

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'We want to make the bus cool': Inside Arrival, the $13bn British electric vehicle start-up

Business Green

It is a jaw-dropping achievement for a company that is yet to deliver any of the thousands of vehicles on its order books, and an important milestone in the electric vehicle (EV) sector's transition from fringe market into market-shaping mainstream concern. Arrival is arguably the biggest success story in modern UK automotive industry.