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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2019

Penske Truck Leasing Opens Electric-Truck Charging Stations in SoCal

Penske Truck Leasing has opened heavy-duty electric vehicle charging stations with 14 high-speed chargers at four of its facilities in Southern California.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 24, 2019

What’s Behind the Grille of the New Nikola Hydrogen-Electric Truck

Nikola's new hydrogen-electric tractor features scads of new technology. It's truly new from the ground up and drivers assigned to such trucks certainly won't be suffering.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2019

Daimler Says Battery-Electric Trucks Key to Zero Emissions Commercial Transport

Battery-electric vehicles are the key to zero-emission commercial transportation in North America, according to Daimler Trucks North America, which is moving forward with battery-electric vehicle commercialization, contending that hydrogen fuel cells aren’t ready for prime time.

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Newsby David CullenApril 23, 2019

Allison Boosts Electric-Truck Activity with Two Key Acquisitions

Allison is growing its stake in commercial vehicle electrification with the purchase of Vantage Power and of the electric vehicle systems division of AxleTech.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockApril 22, 2019

Kenworth, Toyota Unveil Jointly Developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

In Southern California, Toyota and Kenworth unveiled a jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, the result of a collaboration with the California Air Resources Board and the Port of Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2019

Momentum Offers All-Makes Natural Gas Parts Online

Momentum Fuel Technologies is now offering all-makes natural gas parts for purchase on its website.

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 22, 2019

How Nikola Plans to Make Hydrogen the Truck Fuel of the Future

Nikola plans to make hydrogen the transportation fuel of the future. Plenty of hurdles remain to be overcome before that happens, but the strategy the company disclosed at Nikola World 2019 seems workable. One of the biggest challenges could be getting the rest of the world to see the solution as Nikola sees it.

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ArticlesApril 18, 2019

How to Prevent Problems with Low-Quality Diesel Exhaust Fluid

If a truck is running low-quality DEF, there are a number of issues that may occur, some of which could even void a vehicle’s warranty. This includes catalyst poisoning, deposits, and injector/filter clogging. Repairs can be very expensive and downtime may be extensive.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2019

New Study to Examine EV Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor

The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative is designed to determine how best to ensure that Interstate 5 is equipped with sufficient charging to support electric long-haul trucks.

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ArticlesApril 18, 2019

Nikola Plans a Different Truck Ownership Model for its Hydrogen-Electric Trucks

There’s water, water everywhere, and little of it being transformed into fuel. Nikola Motor wants to change that – as well as the way fleets pay for trucks and their fuel – as it rolls out the new hydrogen-powered Nikola Two.

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