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News•by Jim Park•August 10, 2020

Nikola Inks Deal with Republic Services for 2,500 Electric Refuse Trucks

Nikola and Republic Services will partner on a battery-electric refuse recycling-collection truck based on the Nikola Tre chassis, a single platform with integrated bodies, service, and warranty.

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News•by Staff•August 10, 2020

$27 Million for Zero-Emission Trucks in California

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently approved $27 million in funding to replace higher polluting trucks with their zero-emission counterparts.

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News•by Staff•August 7, 2020

HDT's Top Green Fleets 2020 Nominations Open

Heavy Duty Trucking is once again looking to honor fleets that have made a commitment to sustainability, alternative fuels, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions through fuel efficiency and other means as HDT's 2020 Top Green Fleets.

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News•by Staff•August 6, 2020

Cummins Awarded Nearly $7 Million in DOE Grants

Cummins Inc. recently received two awards from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for nearly $7 million.

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News•by Jim Park•August 3, 2020

Nikola Could Roll Electric Trucks Off the Line by Late 2021

Electric heavy-duty trucks – including a Euro-style high cabover for the North American market – could begin driving off the assembly line at Nikola's new Coolidge, Arizona, manufacturing facility in as little as 12-14 months, albeit in hand-built, very limited numbers.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2020

Penske, EnerSys Deploy More Battery Electric Trucks

Penske Truck Leasing's electric vehicle program continues to roll out battery electric Freightliner eM2s into service, this time to EnerSys, which will use the new truck throughout Southern California.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2020

Nikola Brings New Facility, Jobs to Arizona

Nikola Corporation recently broke ground on a 1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, that is expected to create more than 1,800 jobs in the area.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2020

2020 YTD Class 8 Natural Gas Truck Sales Drop 22% Through May

According to ACT Research, both U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales for the first five months of 2020 dropped 22% year-to-date over 2019, as published in its quarterly report, Alternative Fuels Quarterly.

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News•by Staff•July 21, 2020

Pilot Company Announces Leadership Changes for 2021

Pilot Company recently announced that CEO Jimmy Haslam will become chairman of the board on January 1, 2021, naming Shameek Konar, the company’s chief strategy officer, to replace him as CEO.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•July 14, 2020

States Join Forces to Accelerate Truck, Bus Electrification

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have signed an agreement pledging to develop a plan to eliminate diesel emissions by 2050.

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