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News•by Staff•June 2, 2021

SEA Electric Expands U.S. Growth

By adding further assembly capability in the U.S., SEA Electric has created the potential to assemble approximately 60,000 electric trucks per year.

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News•May 21, 2021

BYD Buses, Trucks Eligible for $165M in California HVIP Funds

Vehicles in the voucher program include BYD’s entire battery-electric transit bus line and most coaches, as well as Class 8 and Class 6 electric trucks.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•May 20, 2021

Daimler Trucks Focuses on Zero-Emissions Future

Daimler Trucks is rapidly ramping down its internal-combustion-engine development as it puts more research and development investments into its dual-focus zero-emissions strategy of both battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial vehicles.

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News•by Vesna Brajkovic•May 20, 2021

Trucking Advocates Push Back on Truck-Only Tax Proposal

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association submitted a letter to lawmakers calling truck-only taxes, like one suggested by Sen. John Cornyn, discriminatory.

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News•by Staff•May 19, 2021

Daimler Testing Hydrogen-Powered Truck for Long Haul

Daimler Trucks has begun rigorous testing of its second-generation hydrogen-powered prototype truck, which the company calls an important milestone on the path to production of the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck.

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Articles•by Staff•May 18, 2021

Global News Roundup: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Development

ICYMI: A roundup of trucking industry news from European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Isuzu, Hino, and Toyota, Scania, Hyzon, Daimler, Plus and more.

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News•by Staff•May 18, 2021

Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Cut GHG Emissions in California

New numbers from the California Air Resources Board demonstrate the importance of renewable fuels in cutting greenhouse gases from heavy-duty vehicles in California.

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News•by Staff•May 18, 2021

Autocar Launches Electric Terminal Tractor

Autocar’s all-electric version of the ACTT terminal tractor, the E-ACTT, will help meet regulatory mandates for the vocational truck industry to reduce fuel consumption by 24% by model year 2027.

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Articles•by Jim Park•May 14, 2021

Q&A: Volvo Sees Hydrogen as Key Player in Green Trucking

In an interview with HDT, Volvo Group's CTO Lars Stenqvist explains his company's strategy for integrating hydrogen into a decarbonized supply chain.

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News•by Vesna Brajkovic•May 12, 2021

Overweight Fuel Loads Allowed in States Affected by Pipeline Shutdown

The federal government says trucks carrying fuel in states affected by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown are allowed to carry overweight loads in an effort to address the fuel supply chain crisis.

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