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Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

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In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets.

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Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

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In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets. As for the trucks themselves, the Louisville fleet includes four McNeilus Volterra ZSLs.

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University of Louisville researchers working on new HER catalysts for water-splitting; $1M from NSF, DOE

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Researchers at the University of Louisville are developing new catalyst materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting, where the bond between hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen is released. The current catalyst used in electrolyzers for the production of H 2 from water is platinum, which is very expensive.

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Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in high performance electric motor manufacturer H3X

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The investment will be used to accelerate technology development and commercialization of H3X’s HPDM family of integrated motor drives and the scale-up of their new headquarters facility in Louisville, Colorado for production.

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Segway Navimow debuts X3 Series robot lawn mower that covers up to 2.5 acres without perimeter wires

Electrek

Presentations of this new model in the United States begin today at the Equip Expo in Louisville, Kentucky through October 18, with pre-orders only open to dealers and distributors at the moment. acres of land.

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Tesla granted license for direct vehicle sales in Kentucky

Teslarati

The list displays Tesla’s address at a service center Louisville, located at 11701 Gateworth Way, and it suggests that the company could build an actual store and service center in the state soon. Some also say that Tesla is likely to build a store and service center in Lexington within the next few years.

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Ford delays battery plant for next-generation EVs, citing demand

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Ford is delaying production at one of two EV battery plants located on a common site in Kentucky, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.