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Robomart launches in West Hollywood

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Robomart , the store-hailing platform ( earlier post ), announced its official launch in West Hollywood, California. Using the proprietary Robomart app, consumers can hail an automated store on wheels and have it arrive at their location in less than 10 minutes, making it the fastest delivery service available today.

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BrightDrop enters grocery industry with ecart for optimized online order fulfillment and pickup

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Today’s online order fulfillment process involves many steps within the store to identify, collect and store products before putting them in the hands of customers. Flexibility to easily maneuver inside and outside of a grocer’s store to help reduce costly staging and infrastructure requirements.

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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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They have some of the fastest charging speeds available today at up to 350 kW (Hyper-Fast), depending on the charger. The expansion at Baker also adds four new individual chargers, bringing the total to twelve. The new chargers feature the latest charger innovations and design.

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Electrify America to install 30 charging stations with battery energy storage at the Port of Long Beach for drayage trucks

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The 30 fleet-dedicated chargers will provide the fastest charging speeds available today—150kW (Ultra-Fast) and 350kW (Hyper-Fast)—to support 4 Gen Logistics’ pledge to have a zero-emission fleet by 2025.

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Electrify America has opened more than 500 EV charging stations to public; more than 2,200 ultra-fast chargers

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The chargers utilize the fastest technology available today—providing speeds of up to 150kW and 350kW—to help reduce the amount of time spent charging. Stations are located along major routes and in metro areas, placed near shopping, banking and dining amenities.

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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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It is stored in the soil, water and living organisms, impacting the entire food chain. The limit values for how much mercury sulfuric acid may contain are based on the technology available today. Mercury dispersal is a worldwide problem, as the substance is volatile and can be dispersed by air over large areas.

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Bosch battery target: 50 kWh in a 190 kg pack, 75% charge in 15 minutes

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Bosch is investing €400 million (US$455 million) per year in electromobility; part of that investment is researching batteries with twice the energy density at lower costs than available today by 2020. Today’s lithium-ion batteries are superior in this respect, storing more than three times the amount of energy per kilogram.