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A wave of electric workhorses is coming

GreenBiz

Vehicles such as the big rigs that carry goods across state lines, vans that drop off packages at your front door, garbage trucks that pick up our waste or the forklifts that move pallets across the floor in warehouses. Scooter company Spin announced this week that it's electrifying the vans that pick up and charge its scooter networks. .

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.

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Nexperia’s new 40 V MOSFETs for automotive and industrial applications

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R DS(on) 40 V power MOSFETs in the LFPAK88 package for automotive (BUK7S0R5-40H) and industrial (PSMNR55-40SSH) applications. The resulting low R DS(on) enables us to pack more silicon in the package, improving power density and shrinking device footprint.”. Nexperia has announced new 0.55 Source: Nexperia.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Best known for its butter — and the Native American logo it retired last year — Land O’Lakes is also a 21st-century force in technology. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified.

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Future of travel: Government seeks views on rural role for green transport innovation

Business Green

From e-bikes to drone deliveries and digital mapping, the government has this week launched a fresh effort to explore how it can leverage technological innovations to make transport systems in the UK's villages, towns, and rural regions more efficient, inclusive, and climate friendly.

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UK poised for £24bn boost from electric cars by 2025, industry report claims

Business Green

APC said it had released the report to coincide with UK government's promises to deliver a green recovery from the current economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Treasury expected to unveil a major economic stimulus package next month.

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New satellite mapping tool promises to help communities choose active transport

Business Green

A new generation of interactive maps are set to help communities choose active transport options as part of the government's £2bn package to encourage walking and cycling. XMAP GIS Tool will aims to help council planners develop infrastructure that is better tailored for walking and cycling.