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EV Startup Backed By UPS

EV Startup Backed By UPS

EV Startup Backed By UPSA small electric vehicle company backed by UPS wants to replace the assembly lines automakers have used for more than a century with something radically different — small factories employing a few hundred workers. The company, Arrival, is creating highly automated “microfactories” where its delivery vans and buses will be assembled…

Gravity-Based Batteries Try to Beat Their Chemical Cousins

Gravity-Based Batteries Try to Beat Their Chemical Cousins

Gravity-Based Batteries Try to Beat Their Chemical CousinsAlongside the chilly, steel-gray water of the docks here stands what looks like a naked, four-story elevator shaft—except in place of the elevator is a green, 50-ton iron weight, suspended by steel cables. Little by little, electric motors hoist the weight halfway up the shaft; it is now…

​Pacific Northwest ports unveil cross-border pact to cut emissions

​Pacific Northwest ports unveil cross-border pact to cut emissions

​Pacific Northwest ports unveil cross-border pact to cut emissionsThe ports of Seattle and Tacoma, their Northwest Seaport Alliance container shipping joint venture, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada are adopting a voluntary joint plan to phase out emissions by 2050. The collaboration, unveiled Wednesday by leaders of the four publicly owned port agencies,…

Washington can’t wait to electrify

Washington can’t wait to electrify

Washington can’t wait to electrify In the midst of the 2020 election limbo, the Washington State Department of Commerce quietly released a draft of its Washington State 2021 Energy Strategy. And it’s clear that Washington is not on track to reach its 2030 commitment target or its deeper decarbonization emissions target of being carbon neutral by…

Exxon launched a $3 billion effort focused on lowering its emissions after investors pressured the oil giant to address climate change

Exxon launched a $3 billion effort focused on lowering its emissions after investors pressured the oil giant to address climate change

Exxon launched a $3 billion effort focused on lowering its emissions after investors pressured the oil giant to address climate changeExxon Mobil, the largest US oil company, announced recently that it was forming a new business focused on low-emissions technologies including carbon capture. The announcement follows reports that investors with more than $2 trillion in assets are pressing the…

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