EV Magazine March 2024 | Page 25

THE MONTH THAT WAS

THE MONTH THAT WAS

ELECTRIC TOWING TRACTORS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE , CALIFORNIA
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is ploughing towards sustainability with its electric tractors , alongside fellow market players Toyota , Kion Group and Jungheinrich . The IPCC estimates that the global agriculture industry contributes 8.5 % of all greenhouse gas emissions . The two million tractors sold each year are partly to blame , but electric tractors are on the rise .
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GUIDED ENERGY ’ S AI PLATFORM TRANSFORMS ELECTRIC FLEETS
Guided Energy has raised US $ 5.2m in its work to shake up its electric vehicle operations , with a new AI platform designed to streamline activities for commercial EVs after securing multimillion seed funding from Sequoia Capital and Dynamo Ventures . Guided Energy is a platform for fleets to charge and operate their electric vehicles .
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN BRUSSELS FACE LEGAL CHALLENGES
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The electric scooter evolution in Brussels is in legal turbulence . After taking off in 2018 , e-scooters have risen in popularity . At its peak , the city had 20,000 . A Brussels court has just ruled in favour of micro mobility operators Lime and Voi , after they challenged city plans to reduce the number .
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