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US Air Force and eVTOL company Archer enter into contracts worth up to $142M

Green Car Congress

Archer Aviation, an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company, has significantly expanded its partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD) by signing new contracts with the US Air Force with a total value of up to $142 million. He has a total of 3,700 flight hours with more than 1,400 under Night Vision Goggles.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

Baua Electric

In the years around 2010, piracy was a big issue off the Eastern coast of Africa and in the Gulf of Aden, particularly around Somalia, escalating during the Somali Civil War. As a result, global shipping companies have rushed to reorganize their routes to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far, Asian manufacturers are leaving U.S. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. More from Fortune Obama exclusive: Business needs to work with me 28 top companies: Theyre hiring! auto manufacturers. rivals in the dust. And they exist.

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