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Deutsche Post DHL Group introduces Green Carrier Certification as part of its sustainability roadmap

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Accordingly, in addition to electrification of the last mile and investment in alternative drives and fuels in its own fleet, another important lever is the scope of sustainable transport services provided by the Group's service partners.

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EVs like Tesla are cutting pollution levels and reducing health problems: study

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Erika Garcia, PhD, MPH , an assistant professor of population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine and the study’s lead author, noted that the study shows that changes made at the local level could already improve the health of a community. per 1000 population in 2013 (standard deviation [SD]: 2.1)

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ADB Transport Forum: shift to greener transport in Asia key to global sustainability; investment of $2.5T needed by 2020

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Asia must scale up sustainable transport development or face a bleak future of congested roads, pollution, ill health and economic damage, which could have ripple effects around the world, the third ADB (Asian Development Bank) transport forum heard earlier this month in Manila.

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Lucid Group, Saudi Arabia agree to 100,000 EV fleet deal

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Delivering up to 100,000 Lucid electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia represents another pivotal moment in our acceleration of sustainable transportation worldwide,” Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson said. “We It will also include logistics and importation costs. I’d love to hear from you!

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Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data through SharedStreets platform

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The data sets pledged by the companies will provide the public and private sectors with new tools to manage curb space in order to reduce congestion and emissions that cause climate change; improve the efficiency of city streets by making it easier for everyone to get around; and save lives by preventing traffic crashes.

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California ARB adopts 3-year research plan; net negative CO2; racial equity

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When our research is better focused to benefit the most vulnerable among us it will lead to policies and programs that better protect all Californians from the harmful effects of air pollution and climate change. Transportation trends. An unanticipated driver of change to transportation has been the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nissan and Endesa to Develop CHAdeMO Quick Charging Network in Spain

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The DC technology will be based on the CHAdeMo standard ( earlier post ) for electric vehicle charging stations. Endesa has pledged to develop a sustainable transport policy based on the EV as a key element in combating climate change, a cornerstone of its Sustainability Strategic Plan 2008-2012.

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