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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2020

Electric Island to Showcase Electric Commercial Vehicle Charging

Electric Island will be a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles, co-developed by Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric. It's expected to be the first of its kind in the United States.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2020

Strehl Acquires Rocketail, Forms FleetAero Company

Strehl, which makes aerodynamic components for trailers, has purchased truck-trailer aerodynamic systems provider Rocketail and will form a new company called FleetAero.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2020

XStream Aero Supplier Expands Focus, Changes Name

XStream Trucking's new TruckLabs company name reflects its expanding role in bringing new engineering solutions based on research and data to the North American trucking industry.

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Articlesby Jim ParkNovember 20, 2020

The Path to Electric Reefers

Complete electrification of transport refrigeration units will be slow, and will probably match the progress made with battery-electric vehicles.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 20, 2020

Green Transportation: Beyond the Tailpipe [Commentary]

In what has felt a bit this year like a headlong rush toward zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles, are we overlooking other potential environmental impacts?

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2020

DHL Piloting BYD Electric Tractors in Los Angeles

Global express-services provider DHL is piloting four BYD Class 8 battery-electric tractors in the Los Angeles area, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season.

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Newsby Jim ParkNovember 17, 2020

Cummins Reveals Road Map to Carbon-Free Hydrogen Economy

Cummins brings together every phase of the hydrogen energy cycle, from production using electrolyzers, to onboard mobile and stationary storage tanks and the fuel cells that power electric trucks, buses and trains.

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Articlesby Jim ParkNovember 16, 2020

Q&A: Talking Hydrogen Fuel Cells with Loop Energy Chief Ben Nyland

What do you need to know about hydrogen fuel cells? Fuel-cell supplier Loop Energy has been around for nearly 20 years, so HDT Talks Trucking asked Loop President and CEO Ben Nyland.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeNovember 16, 2020

Meet HDT's 2020 Top Green Fleets

Twenty companies illustrate how trucking can take the lead in sustainability in HDT's annual Top Green Fleet awards, honoring strategies such as electric vehicle and alternative fuel adoption, fuel-saving techniques, and green facilities.

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NewsNovember 16, 2020

Proterra Names New President for Powered and Energy Team

As president of Proterra Powered and Energy, Gareth Joyce will lead Proterra's growing business as a provider of its electric vehicle technology to commercial manufacturers and charging infrastructure solutions for heavy-duty electric fleets.

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