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Germany to award €80M for construction of electrolysis plants for transport sector

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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) will award up to €80 million to support the construction of electrolysis plants for the production of green hydrogen for the transport sector. Hydrogen and fuel cell applications are a future technology with great potential for the transport sector.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

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The right business models can incentivize adoption People and businesses buy vehicles for transportation, not to serve as grid assets. Although drivers may value having a way to reduce carbon footprint, save money, and participate in stopping climate change, the right business models are also key to V2G adoption.

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DHL to use biofuel to neutralize carbon emissions of all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in ocean freight globally

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As one of the leading ocean freight forwarders worldwide, and in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group’s "Mission 2050 – Zero Emissions", DHL is committed to lead the transition to clean and sustainable sea freight transport. To fight against climate change, the transport sector needs true decarbonization.

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Renault Trucks delivers first of 20 electric trucks to Carlsberg Group

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We are the first company in Switzerland and even Europe to use these environmentally friendly trucks for beverage transport. Our ambition is to take on a leading role not only in the development of beers and beverages, but also in beverage logistics and climate protection. —Thomas Amstutz, CEO of Feldschlösschen.

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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. —Winfried Hermann, Minister of Transport of the State of Baden-Württemberg. We firmly support this groundbreaking project.

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Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

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Volkswagen is the first automaker to transport most of its new vehicles overseas using low-emission LNG ships. On the return trip, the LNG ships will transport new vehicles destined for Europe. Only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures.

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Germany providing another €100M to subsidize private charging stations; €500M total

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We want more climate protection, more clean electric cars on our roads and more use of green electricity. —Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer. Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. So far, around 385,000 applications for around 470,000 charging points have been received.

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