Air travel
Hydrogen-powered planes could handle a third of passenger air travel, study finds
Airbus has designed zero-emissions concept aircraft, but they won't be ready for short-range commercial operations until 2035.
Transportation
Electric vehicles
How US school buses are going electric, in four charts
EVs now make up about 1% of the nation’s school bus fleet, but that figure is rising fast thanks in large part to $5 billion in federal funding.
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Transportation
One way to clean up dirty trucks and ships? Design smarter routes
New tools can help freight companies chart more fuel-efficient voyages — and start plotting a path away from fossil fuels.
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Air travel
How do we clean up air travel? Fuel from fast-food grease is just the start
With demo flight, United Airlines helps chart a path for using 100% sustainable aviation fuels.
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Marine transport
Move over, electric cars: E-boats are coming — and investors are on board
Companies including Pure Watercraft and Arc Boats are aiming first at the small-boat sector but have visions of adapting their technologies for water taxis, ferries and larger vessels down the line.
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Electric vehicles
Prototype of electric moped with 90-second charge time set to hit the streets in 2022
The secret sauce is a novel lithium-carbon battery chemistry.
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Electric vehicles
Battery swapping: The killer app for electrifying India's millions of tuk-tuks?
Startup Power Global says modular batteries and swapping stations can cut the cost of transitioning to EVs in developing markets. It has a lot of competition.
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Electric vehicles
Will Hertz's big Tesla buy make EVs mainstream?
Hertz's 100,000-car purchase will put electric vehicles in the hands of new drivers — and pressure other rental companies to follow suit.
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: A palate cleanser from cleantech SPAC mania
Grid storage veteran Fluence is going public with real products and revenue.
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Air travel
Newsletter: High-flying electric aviation startups enthrall investors
But is a whole new category of transportation the best way to help the climate?
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Transportation
Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society
If you care about livable cities and a livable climate, ride-hailing is not the answer, according to a new study.
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