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Lightning Systems reaccredited under bp?s Advancing Low Carbon Program

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Activities within the program undergo a stringent review of their application by a team of experts, review by an external advisory panel, and the program is assured by a third party, Deloitte LLP. All Lightning products are available today.

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T&E finds city e-truck charging could cut road freight emissions by 22% in 10 years; requires €28B for charging infrastructure

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It is expected that the range of the electric trucks available will swiftly increase to 500 km, covering about two thirds of kilometers and 19 trips out of 20. … Electric trucks are clean, cheaper to run and available today. But limited supply and?lack lack of charging strategy currently slows down the uptake.

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Study finds emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology

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The results indicate that it is technically possible to halve road construction CO 2 emissions with today's best available technologies and practices, to abate more than three-quarters of the emissions by 2030 and achieve close to net zero emissions by 2045. What materials are used? How are they produced? 2019.109651.

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Fisker temporarily lost track of millions of dollars worth of customer payments: report

Teslarati

Electric vehicle startup Fisker has reportedly lost track of millions of dollars worth of customer payments as the company attempted to scale the deliveries of its only vehicle available today — the Fisker Ocean. The missing payments reportedly resulted in an internal audit that spanned several months before it was concluded.

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Electric trucks like the Tesla Semi are nearing cost parity with diesel, EU studies show

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Tiziana Frongia, freight director at T&E, further noted that the time is now to push electric trucks into the market, as even existing vehicles available today could already cover most urban and regional deliveries. The environmental case is clear and now so is the cost argument. We’ve shown that it is possible.

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What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

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These exciting new capabilities are catching the eye of automakers and EV charging manufacturers, and many have already made this type of charging available to consumers or plan to do so in the near future. Vehicle to load (V2L) : This is probably the most common type of bidirectional charging available today. Let’s take a look.

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Life cycle analysis finds Camelina-based renewable jet fuel reduces GHG emissions by 75%; renewable diesel reduces emissions by 80%

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This peer-reviewed analysis proves what we’ve known for a long time—that camelina is an ideal feedstock for renewable jet fuel. The peer-review process demonstrates without a doubt the significant CO 2 reductions that camelina-based jet fuel offers. —Shonnard et al.

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