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Minneapolis Uber and Lyft drivers due for USD 15 an hour under council’s plan but mayor vows a veto – ET Auto

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Many of the drivers in Minneapolis are African immigrants who have been pushing for higher wages at the state and city levels since 2022. “Minneapolis is not an island,” Rainville said, noting that ride-hailing customers often travel between Minneapolis and other parts of the state. per mile and USD 0.51 an hour. .

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car2go pulls plug on car-sharing service in San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Daimler’s car-sharing service car2go is suspending its operations in San Diego, California and in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. In San Diego, car2go faced a lack of use, the company said. Paul, Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, the issue is the high state car rental taxation rates.

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Cummins investing more than $1B in US engine manufacturing network

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Over half of all medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the road in the US today use Cummins engines, the company said. million square feet full-service facility, concentrating on design, product, service engineering and manufacturing located just north of Minneapolis. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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Both initiatives are part of a global announcement today by the parent company Volkswagen Group to substantially increase public charging infrastructure in North America, Asia and Europe. The company has installed on average four stations per week since its first charging station opened a little over three years ago in May 2018.

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Volvo Trucks, UMN partner with local fleets for extreme weather field testing of Volvo VNR Electric truck batteries

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UMN has teamed up with Murphy Logistics Solutions (Murphy) to test the battery-electric trucks in Minnesota with cold winter temperatures and H-E-B Grocery Company (HEB) in Texas to test during periods of intense summer heat.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a company developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has hit a number of key milestones through multiple partnerships with customers, manufacturers, and fuel providers. Several other pilots with other companies are also planned through the end of the year.

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Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of 3D-printed personal protection equipment

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The company will have the ability to scale to an even faster rate of production. The company is also posting the full face shield printing and assembly instructions today on its COVID-19 response page. The company is also planning to respond to the crisis in additional ways.

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