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UPS to use biomethane for Memphis and Jackson alternative fuel fleet

Green Car Congress

UPS will supply its fleet in Memphis, Tenn., with an estimated 15 million diesel gallon gas equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG)—biomethane—as part of a multi-year agreement with Memphis Light, Gas and Water and Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC. and Jackson, Miss.,

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Vanderbilt meeting concludes time to begin developing climate change adaptation strategies for transportation sector

Green Car Congress

The meeting was held in June at Vanderbilt University and was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR), Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment (VIEE) and the University of Memphis’ Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. Develop better tools and models for performing risk assessments.

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Equity: More important than ever

Electric Auto Association

Endless studies on the impact of pollution and climate change on low-income families have all come up with the same general result: It is a very real and very serious problem. It should also be noted that those in poverty have a higher chance of experiencing the ill-effects of climate change.

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DOE fielding aircraft-based study of aerosols generated by wildfires and agriculture burns in US

Green Car Congress

Sponsored by the DOE’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility, the Biomass Burning Observation Project (BBOP) will conduct aircraft observations to study the near-field evolution of changes in chemical, optical, and microphysical properties of aerosols generated in biomass burning events.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Advancing Climate and Innovation Goals of Memphis and Shelby County: Electrification of key fleet vehicles to capture cost savings and climate benefits. Pilot Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Deployment for Municipal Solid Waste Collection. Shelby County Government. The University of Texas at Austin. 1,000,000.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Santa Barbara, CA., Irvine, CA.,

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Mullen Technologies aims to bring more than 400 jobs to Memphis, invest $336 million – Electric vehicle manufacturer Mullen Technologies is looking to expand into Memphis, creating more than 400 jobs in the process. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. – March 10, Politico.

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