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FN Media Group Presents USA News Group News Commentary It appears that one of the last frontiers for the EV revolution is getting a boost as UPS opens its fleet to plug-in vehicles in 2018. This news comes as demand for lithium supplies are already forecasting a shortfall as early as the end of this year. Lithium companies are bracing
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Cargo bike delivery pilot targets urban logistic challenges MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 31, 2017 /CNW/ – (NYSE:UPS) UPS Canada is using a custom-made cargo bike to deliver packages in and around the York University campus, as part of a pilot program to test the potential of delivery by bike in the City of Toronto. The success and learnings from this pilot
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Aggressive Sustainability Goals MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 27, 2017 /CNW/ – UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced aggressive new sustainability goals to add more alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles to its fleet while increasing its reliance on renewable energy sources. The goals, available in the company’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report, support UPS’s commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations 12
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UPS works with truck-launched drone-maker Workhorse Group in latest test Test demonstrates potential efficiencies drones can provide on rural delivery routes Unlike previous drone tests, UPS/Workhorse test incorporates drone delivery into day-to-day delivery operations UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced today that it has successfully tested a delivery drone that launches from the top of a UPS® package car, autonomously delivers a package to
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The drones and delivery service are built and operated by Zipline, a California-based robotics company. Rwanda’s drone delivery service will initially focus on blood, an international partnership between UPS®, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Zipline will help the country quickly expand the types of medicines and lifesaving vaccines that can be delivered. MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 14, 2016 /CNW/ – Today,
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Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group agreed to acquire UK Mail Group for 242.7 million pounds, ($315.5 million), bolstering its presence in one of Europe’s biggest e-commerce markets at a time of booming online orders for clothes, household goods and other merchandise. Deutsche Post, Europe’s leading parcel-delivery company, said the offer of 440 pence a UK Mail share represents a premium
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United Parcel Service Inc. said Friday it successfully used a drone to deliver medicine to an island near Boston, jumping into a race with competitors such as Amazon.com Inc. to test drone delivery inside the U.S. The delivery of an inhaler on Thursday was conducted in partnership with CyPhy Works, a drone maker in which UPS holds a stake. The
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Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc said on Monday it will expand its 3D printing services to Asia with a new facility in Singapore run by its partner Fast Radius that will open by the end of 2016. UPS rolled out a similar service in May in the United States. The company owns an undisclosed stake in Fast Radius,
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United Parcel Service Inc. on Friday reported a 3.2% increase in profit fueled in part by e-commerce growth, but the delivery giant cautioned that a weaker industrial environment will continue to be a drag. Revenue increased 3.8% to $14.63 billion for the second quarter, while profit rose to $1.27 billion. UPS forecast its e-commerce business will grow faster than expected
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