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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040.

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Nel ASA awarded multi-billion NOK contract for 448 electrolyzers (1 GW) by Nikola Motor

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It will secure fast and cost efficient fueling of Nikola’s fleet of hydrogen trucks, delivering support to major customers like Anheuser-Busch, as well as a growing fleet of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. We’ll begin fleet testing the Nikola hydrogen electric semi-trucks in 2019.

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Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline; seaplanes to ePlanes

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Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque. DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver.

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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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BNEF projects that it will be made possible by further sharp declines in the cost of lithium-ion batteries, on top of an 85% reduction in the 2010-18 period. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar.

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Tesla’s $25k car gets update on its final name, options, and potential release date

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Considering Musk’s recent comments at the hands-on meeting, it almost seems like Tesla is building two affordable all-electric cars: a more traditional compact EV that would be released in China and another low-cost car that’s primarily designed for Full Self-Driving in the United States.

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Enevate announces new 4th-generation Si-dominant battery technology; optimized for high volume production

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Mass EV adoption by consumers and fleet owners will depend to a large degree on advanced battery technology that will remove current barriers to entry such as long charging times and limited range. C and below temperatures. Enevate is a key enabler for electric vehicles that are affordable, easy and quick to charge, and clean.

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SpaceX expends third Falcon booster in one month

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B1049 – the oldest booster in SpaceX’s fleet – took advantage of the extra performance enabled by removing landing hardware and propellant reserves and reached a peak velocity of 2.75 SpaceX’s rocket fleet now has 14 flight-proven Falcon boosters with an average of 8.7 launches per core.

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