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FedEx receives first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop

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and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies. To support the new vehicle technology, FedEx is building charging infrastructure across its vast network of facilities, including the more than 500 charging stations the company has already installed across California.

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ChargePoint installs 1st of more than 80 EV charging stations in NY with NYSERDA funding

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has installed the first of more than 80 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations it will install around New York, through a $1 million incentive from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). ChargePoint, Inc. Last year, New York Governor Cuomo announced $4.4

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Equinor contracts for first green-ammonia-fueled supply vessel; 2MW SOFC

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Norway-based energy company Equinor has contracted with Eidesvik Offshore for the Viking Energy supply vessel, which is being retrofitted to make it capable of covering long distances fueled by carbon-free ammonia. The vessel will transport supplies to installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The Viking Energy.

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Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore to partner on converting ship to ammonia-fueled engine

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Eidesvik has a strong track record in supporting sustainable innovations, having used LNG fuel in its fleet from as early as 2003, and fuel cells from 2006. The installation is scheduled to take place in late 2023. Earlier post.).

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Tesla adds long overdue safety feature with new Model 3 Highland

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Volvo then installed the safety feature in the 2003 XC90 SUV, which was the first production car to utilize the indicator to warn drivers of a car that was traveling alongside it. It is far from groundbreaking, and many may question why Tesla had not installed it in vehicles previously.

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Forget the Milano EV – Alfa Romeo changes name to something non-Italian-sounding

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The ongoing tensions between Italy and Alfa Romeo’s parent company Stellantis reached a head last week when the Italian government told the automaker that naming its upcoming Alfa Romeo EV the Milano was against the law because the car will be built in Poland. Things must have gotten a bit hairy.

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The influencer

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2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. I spread the word as far and wide as I could… until the lease was over in 2003 and GM said they were taking the car away.” People from the press were involved but they couldn’t break a story against the car companies unless it was a very essential story… unless it was newsworthy.

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