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UPS drivers threaten to strike. Climate change is one reason
The dangers of extreme heat have simmered throughout a labor dispute that has pointed to the risks facing delivery drivers.
UPS drivers say 'brutal' heat is endangering their lives
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died.
Can anyone satisfy Amazon's craving for electric vans?
The company has big plans to turn its delivery fleet green. But very few of the vehicles are made right now.
For the climate, Biden must be more aggressive in ending new truck and bus emissions
To meet his climate goals, the president must clean up these carbon-spewing vehicles.
COVID's retail riddle: Is e-commerce better for the environment?
Piles of cardboard and fleets of delivery trucks are changing the environmental equation of retail.
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Arrival developing electric vehicles without assembly line
Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. But can it deliver on that promise?
www.nytimes.com
Soon, the kitty litter will come by electric truck
With deliveries surging during the pandemic, carriers like UPS and FedEx and companies like Amazon are renewing their push toward electric vehicles.
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