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EV Startup Backed By UPS

EV Startup Backed By UPS

EV Startup Backed By UPS
A 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 by multitasking robots, breaking from the approach pioneered by Henry Ford and used by most of the world’s automakers. The plants would produce tens of thousands of vehicles a year. That’s far fewer than traditional auto plants, which require 2,000 or more workers and typically produce hundreds of thousands of vehicles a year. The advantage, according to Arrival, is that its microfactories will cost about $50 million rather than the $1 billion or more required to build a traditional factory. The company, which is based in London and is setting up factories in England and the United States, says this method should yield vans that cost a lot less than other electric models and even today’s standard, diesel-powered vehicles. 

Peak Sustainability Social Hour

Peak Sustainability Social Hour

Thank you for the wonderful turnout at the 2024 First Quarter Sustainability Social Hour at Structures on Monday, March 18! We had close to 100 people at this quarterly sustainability networking event co-sponsored by Peak Sustainability Group, Sustainable Connections, and ReSources. You could feel the energy of people passionate about climate and sustainability. It’s also…

Peak Sustainability Group celebrates 13 years

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Electric recycling and garbage trucks catching on

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Climate Change Impacts Seaports

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