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bp pulse and Uber team up on driver charging

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bp and Uber announced a new global mobility agreement which will see the companies work together to help accelerate Uber’s commitment to become a zero-tailpipe emissions mobility platform in the US, Canada and Europe by 2030 and globally by 2040. bp currently has 22,000 charging points worldwide, with operations in ten countries.

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H2X Global secures US$57M from Verde Mobility to deliver on US$300M in fuel cell vehicle orders

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The funds will also support H2X Global’s planned listing on the London Stock Exchange. H2X Warrego Combining this with Verde’s established manufacturing network to lower the cost of hydrogen vehicles, we are offering one of the world’s first commercially viable avenues to decarbonizing the transport sector.

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Tesla shows foresight with undisclosed nickel supply deal with Vale: report

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Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nickel was already experiencing a rise in cost. In early March, nickel prices surged above $100,000 per metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, prompting a trading halt. . But following Ukraine’s invasion, the price of the material saw an even more drastic rise.

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ARCADIS Sustainable Cities Index: US cities held back by transportation, environmental factors

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Well established European cities come top of the overall rankings, with Frankfurt in first place, followed by London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Cities in the US and Canada perform significantly better on Profit factors than in the other sub-indices, the result of strong performance on GDP per capita and the ease of doing business.

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SSE’s Aberdeen teams road testing First Hydrogen’s green hydrogen-powered van

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is a Vancouver, Canada- and London, UK-based company focused on zero-emission vehicles, green hydrogen production and distribution and supercritical carbon dioxide extractor systems. The company is also pursuing opportunities in green hydrogen production and distribution in the UK, Canada, North America, and Europe.

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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Rapid advances in synthetic biology coupled with ever decreasing costs of DNA synthesis suggest that it will soon become feasible to engineer new eukaryotic genomes, including plant and animal genomes, with synthetic chromosomes encoding desired functions and phenotypic properties based on specific design principles. Scheifele, Eric M.

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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

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Following a short squeeze on Nickel on the London Metals Exchange, the cost of a metric ton of the metal surged $70,000. According to Statista , Canada is the sixth-biggest producer of nickel globally, with 130,000 metric tons of the element produced in 2021. Soaring prices: $30k to $100k in the blink of an eye.