Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Bot features include pedestrian-safe technology from the iBot, plus technology such as LiDAR and multiple cameras, allowing the battery-powered bot to be aware of its surroundings. FedEx plans to test the bot this summer in select markets, including Memphis, Tenn., pending final city approvals.

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Memphis Electric Electrical Miles 290

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. The Crescent Corridor is a 2,500-mile (4,023-km) rail network supporting the supply chain from Memphis and New Orleans to New Jersey.

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Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries Battery 225

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric by 2030, report says – BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric from 2030 as the automaker intensifies its transition to battery-powered vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up.

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