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

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Operating 12 routes between hubs such as Seattle and Vancouver and across the Pacific Northwest, Harbour Air welcomes more than 500,000 passengers on 30,000 commercial flights each year. globally, all while providing few low-cost, fuel-efficient options for passenger flights under 1,000 miles.

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Volkswagen Group partners with Microsoft on automated driving

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The Volkswagen Group’s software company Car.Software Organization will collaborate with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform on Microsoft Azure and tp leverage its compute and data capabilities with the goal of delivering reliable and safe automated driving (AD) experiences even faster and on a global scale.

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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

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The BEL is the first facility of its kind for Volkswagen of America and one of four strategically located units in the Volkswagen Group globally, with one in Germany (Braunschweig) and two in China (Shanghai, Changchun). That’s the equivalent of driving from Orlando to Seattle three times in seven days.

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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way

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Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 passenger vehicle sales in top global electric vehicle markets. Global electric vehicle sales increased by more than 50% from 2016 to about 1.2 The growth has been greatest in China, which is home to half of the global electric market and 11 of the 25 top electric vehicle market cities.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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This strategy builds on the company’s preparation of its Chattanooga facilities for local EV production. This approach reflects the company’s emphasis on American consumer demands, while scaling Volkswagen Group’s global vehicle platforms (MEB and future SSP). Assembly of the ID.4 4, Volkswagen has invested more than $2.7

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BYD to deliver two Class-8 battery-electric refuse trucks to Recology

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BYD (Build Your Dreams) will deliver two 8R Class-8 battery-electric refuse trucks, fitted with New Way Viper Rear Loader refuse bodies, to Recology in Seattle, WA for use in residential solid waste pick up. These will be the first electric refuse trucks to operate in the entire Pacific Northwest region.

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Gevo joins SFO consortium to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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The consortium, initially formed in September 2018, is the first of its kind to include fuel suppliers, airlines, and airport agencies in a collaborative effort to accelerate the global transition to SAF. Airlines at SFO currently use more than 1 billion gallons of jet fuel annually. Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo.

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