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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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UPS to add 40 series hydraulic hybrid vehicles to its fleet

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UPS is deploying 40 new medium-duty series hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs): 20 in Baltimore and 20 in Atlanta. Both deployments were supported in part by grants from the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program. UPS HHV Click to enlarge. UPS currently has one HHV in operation in Laguna Hills, Calif.,

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Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications

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Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) ( earlier post ) has entered into a strategic alliance with Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. (FN As part of this program FN Research will supply its proprietary battery management system as well as its proprietary electric and hybrid electric drive train.

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

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According to SEIA, GM leads all automakers in the number of solar installations in the US and ranks among the top US corporate solar users in 2013 and 2012. parts distribution warehouse. GM, OnStar and energy service company TimberRock Energy Solutions, Inc. GM’s other U.S. solar installations include: A 1.8

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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

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Sunlogics will use some of the funding to establish its corporate headquarters and open a manufacturing facility in suburban Detroit, and to set up a manufacturing facility in Ontario. As part of the announcement, General Motors committed to double solar output globally—from 30 megawatts to 60 megawatts by the end of 2015.

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

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Several banks, corporations, governments and scientists have already implemented some form of blockchain to inexpensively, securely and expediently store and share information. Blockchain could be a part of a solution for this problem. Both are now faculty members at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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However, the results of multiple projects sponsored as part of the program indicated that substantial up-front costs exist. Maglev 2000 of Florida Corporation to establish the feasibility of a superconducting electrodynamics suspension (repulsive force) technology. MagneMotion, Inc.

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