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United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains form JV to develop new sustainable aviation fuel technology using ethanol

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The offtake agreement could provide for enough SAF to fly more than 50,000 flights annually between United’s hub airports in Chicago and Denver. United has aggressively pursued strategic investments in SAF producers and revolutionary technologies including carbon capture, hydrogen-electric engines, electric regional aircraft and air taxis.

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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The seven finalist cities that were announced at South by Southwest (SXSW) in March—Austin, Columbus, Denver, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Portland, and San Francisco—all presented innovative concepts, proposing to create new first-of-a-kind corridors for autonomous vehicles to move city residents, to electrify city fleets, and to collectively (..)

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. Getaround Getaround is free to join, similar in concept to Turo. In the U.S. Convenient hourly and daily rentals.

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Daimler creates subsidiary for innovative mobility services; targeting €100M revenue within next 24 months

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In 2011, the company assumed responsibility for managing the car2go mobility concept developed by the Group’s Business Innovation department. Daimler’s car2go mobility concept has transformed the Group into the world’s leading provider of flexible carsharing models. —DFS CEO Klaus Entenmann. Commercial fleets.