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NewsMarch 16, 2021

Lion Electric to Build Battery Manufacturing Plant, Innovation Center in Quebec

The electric vehicle manufacturer expects the plant, projected to begin operating in 2023, to significantly cut manufacturing costs. The innovation center will research new technological advancements.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 12, 2021

Hino Turns to Cummins for Engines, Accelerates Electric Truck Development

Hino Trucks announced its will produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America and accelerate its development of battery-electric trucks.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 11, 2021

Gauging the Future of Diesel with DTF’s Allen Schaeffer

The air around truck-power developments may crackle with electricity, but is the distinctly pungent aroma of diesel fuel in danger of floating away, into our past?

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2021

Geotab Adds Vnomics’ Fuel Consumption Monitor to Marketplace

Vnomics' True Fuel solution which coaches drivers on fuel efficient driver practices and measures real-time fuel consumption is available on the Geotab Marketplace.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2021

Survey: Fleets Check Fuel Economy as Top Truck Purchasing Consideration

Of the survey respondents that indicated they are considering purchasing a truck within the next year, 94% said fuel economy was an important purchasing consideration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2021

Schneider to Double Intermodal as Part of Sustainability Efforts

Schneider said it will double the size of its intermodal operation by 2030, reducing carbon emissions by an additional 700 million pounds per year, as part of new sustainability goals.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2021

FedEx Commits to Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

By 2040, the entire FedEx parcel pickup and delivery fleet will be zero-emission electric vehicles, FedEx officials pledged.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2021

Kenworth’s T680E Eligible for Zero-Emission Truck Voucher in California

Qualifying California purchasers of Kenworth's T680E are eligible for a $120,000 voucher incentive from the California Air Resources Board.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2021

Nikola Logs Q4, Refocuses on HD Truck Segment

Nikola officials said they have refocused the business and realigned resources to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric heavy-duty trucks, as well as hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicFebruary 26, 2021

Buttigieg: Fuel Tax Not a Long-Term Funding Solution

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke about the Federal Highway Trust Fund and climate change during his keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Washington Briefing.

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