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News•by Jim Park•December 4, 2020

Volvo to Start Production of VNR Electric Early in 2021

Full-scale production of Volvo's VNR Electric regional-haul tractors will begin in early 2021. The company aims to provide not just an electric truck, but a whole end-to-end solution, including charging and maintenance.

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News•by Staff•December 3, 2020

Pushing to Reach 100% Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Sales by 2050

A new, global effort is pushing to reach 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales in just 30 years.

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News•by Staff•December 2, 2020

Waymo Expands Autonomous Tech R&D

Waymo announced two new research and development facilities to help it advance its Waymo Driver autonomous driving system across multiple vehicle platforms and environments.

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News•by Staff•December 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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News•by Staff•November 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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News•by Staff•November 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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Articles•by Jim Park•November 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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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•November 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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News•by Staff•November 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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News•by Jim Park•November 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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