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BMW i Ventures launches new $300M fund for sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain investments

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BMW i Ventures created a new $300-million venture capital fund with a strong focus on sustainability. The new fund will invest in early to mid-stage start-ups operating in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing, and supply chain industries.

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Thomas Built Buses delivers 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus

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Daimler Truck announced a momentous achievement in sustainable transportation as it reaches the delivery of the 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus in the North American market.

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Opibus Secures $7.5 Million In Funding — Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Fundraise In Electric Mobility

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Opibus was founded in 2017 and is leading the transition to sustainable transport in key segments such as mass transit (medium and high capacity intracity buses), electrification of […].

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Opibus Rebrands As Roam Motors

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Roam is one of the firms leading the transition to sustainable transport in Africa. Founded in 2017, it became the first company to deliver locally produced electric motorcycles and electric […].

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Tesla unveils Model 3; delivery by end of 2017; already 115,000 reservations placed

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Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the long-anticipated Model 3 as the culminating step—a mass-market, affordable electric vehicle—in Tesla’s “Master Plan” to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport.

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Scania and European Gigafactory developer Northvolt partner for heavy vehicle electrification

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Different transport application will require different electric powertrains. We aim to make it easy for customers to select sustainable transport solutions. Electrification will play a key part in the shift to a fossil free transport system. Earlier post.).

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Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

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At NAIAS 2017, Achates Power announced it was developing a 2.7-liter, Our joint collaboration with Achates Power is part of our larger R&D program to develop a full range of sustainable transport technologies. 2017) “Ignition studies of two low-octane gasolines.” liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., Earlier post.) Lovisotto, L.,

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