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UPS to purchase 10 eVTOL aircraft from BETA, with option for up to 150

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Through its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary, UPS plans to purchase electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies ( BETA ) as part of its innovation-driven strategy to identify new ways to help small businesses with sustainable solutions. BETA’s ALIA-250 is the result of 3 years of design and development.

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Rio Tinto purchases 4 Wabtec battery-electric locomotives for the Pilbara

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Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives ( earlier post ) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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Saia LTL Freight signs LOI to purchase or lease up to 100 Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks

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This collaboration includes a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase or lease 100 Nikola Tre heavy-duty battery electric vehicles (BEVs) following the satisfactory completion of a demonstration program. Deliveries of 100 production vehicles are intended to occur between 2022 and 2024 with the initial 25 targeted for 2022.

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KLM purchases Neste SAF for flights out of Schiphol

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KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This purchase marks the first time the fuel will be supplied using the existing infrastructure at Schiphol. Furthermore, Neste is joining KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Program. —KLM President & CEO Pieter Elbers.

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Spirit Airlines Will Delay Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots

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Deferring these aircraft gives us the opportunity to reset the business and focus on the core airline while we adjust to changes in the competitive environment,” Mr. Christie said in a statement. The post Spirit Airlines Will Delay Plane Purchases and Furlough Pilots appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. While most U.S.

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Moscow signs contract for 1000 KAMAZ electric buses

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There are also plans to purchase another 200 electric buses from GAZ Group, said Maksim Liksutov, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport. The new purchases will double that number. This is the largest purchase of this type of transport in Europe. The city of Moscow has signed a contract for 1,000 electric buses from KAMAZ.

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Transit and transportation agencies form national Automated Bus Consortium; initial purchase of 75-100 automated buses

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Created by AECOM, a fully integrated infrastructure firm, the Consortium intends to accelerate the deployment of automated transit technologies and will combine the purchasing power and collaborative decision-making of these founding transit agencies nationwide.

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