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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

For the second year in a row, Charged has partnered with the global engineering and consulting firm umlaut to test and compare the user experience at the top DC fast charging networks and bring you the 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium.

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myenergi | Celebrating 5 years of Tech Innovation

My Energi

From our humble beginnings, designing products and mailing them to customers via the local post office; to operating a completely global production and distribution network, we’re truly humbled to have become a worldwide market leader. . This month, we’re all set to open the doors to our brand-new flagship headquarters.

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The Seabed Solution

Cars That Think

Later this year, as David Schneider notes in “ Deep-sea Mining Stirs Up Muddy Questions ,” a Canadian firm called the Metals Company (formerly DeepGreen Metals) plans to begin testing a nodule-collecting system comprising a seafloor robotic collector vehicle connected to a mammoth surface support ship.

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How the EU Chips Act Could Build “Innovation Capacity” in Europe

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The European commission wants Europe to boost its share of global semiconductor production to 20 percent by 2030, from 10 percent today. The idea is that there will be design capacity in each and every member state through competence centers. The design capacity is then balanced by the innovation in semiconductor technology.

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

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Lizzie Boakes is a life cycle analyst in the Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems Program at IMEC , the Belgium-based nanotech research organization. So the most obvious industry is the ICT industry, which is estimated to be about approximately 3 percent of the global emissions. Welcome, Lizzie. Lizzie Boakes: Hello.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it. In 2007, Berg landed a contract to install rooftop solar at a local school, with the idea to set up a microgrid. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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