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FedEx unveils autonomous electric delivery robot

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unveiled the FedEx SameDay Bot—an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. The FedEx bot is designed to travel on sidewalks and along roadsides, safely delivering smaller shipments to customers’ homes and businesses. FedEx Corp. —Dean Kamen.

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A $2-3 billion battery factory for electric trucks is headed to Mississippi

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The companies have selected Marshall County, Mississippi, southeast of Memphis, for the joint venture’s factory, which will localize battery cell production for commercial electric trucks. It’s going to bring its battery cell design and “manufacturing know-how” to the table.

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Plug Power, Charlatte America deliver fuel cell cargo tuggers for FedEx at Albany International Airport

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The Charlatte America electric GSE vehicles require less maintenance than internal combustion-powered equipment and are designed to support the ongoing market trend to electrification of mobility. Performance and reliability data has been collected during cold winter months, where temperatures can drop as low as -10 ?F F (-23.33 ?C).

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Winners of 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

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of Memphis, Tenn., in the Design of Greener Chemicals Category for developing new enzymes that allow for the production of paper and paperboard with improved strength and quality. The electrochemical production of alumina requires enormous amounts of energy, further compromised by scale buildup that depletes production efficiency.

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

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Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. University of Maryland. Enovix Corporation. 4,933,028.

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Clean Energy to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas; additional agreements in trucking, transit and refuse markets

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Clean Energy began providing fueling solutions at the Pilot Flying J station in West Memphis, Arkansas, furthering its partnership with the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America. The station will support Raven Transportation’s fleet of LNG trucks at an estimated 11,000 GGEs per month.

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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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a small town between Memphis and Jackson), called Blue Oval City, will create approximately 6,000 new jobs and reimagine how vehicles and batteries are manufactured. Ford’s new Tennessee assembly plant is designed to be carbon-neutral with zero waste to landfill once fully operational. An all-new $5.6-billion

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