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News•by Jack Roberts•September 3, 2021

Will the Last Mile be Electric?

The last mile may be the perfect application for electric trucks and vans. And the adoption of new battery-electric technology has already begun.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•September 3, 2021

Clean Trucks take the Floor at ACT Expo [Photos]

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California, showcased the latest zero-emission electric and hydrogen technologies for commercial vehicles. as well as cleaner options such as renewable natural gas and hybrids.

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News•by Staff•September 2, 2021

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Providers to Develop Class 6 Fuel Cell Electric Trucks

Hexagon Purus and Ballard Power Systems are collaborating to produce Class 6 and Class 7 fuel cell electric truck.

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News•by Staff•September 2, 2021

Hyliion Launches Improved Hybrid Truck Powertrain, All-Electric HyperTruck ERX

Hyliion announced an improved version of its Hybrid system at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California, and showed off a long-range version of its Hypertruck ERX that will help truck makers meet California zero-emissions truck regulations.

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News•by Jack Roberts•September 2, 2021

Shell Starship 2.0 Pushes Fuel Economy Forward

Shell’s Starship 2.0, a Class 8 demonstration truck built with energy-efficient technologies for high fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, exceeded the results of its predecessor in its second cross-country run.

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News•by Staff•September 2, 2021

NFI, Electrify America Announce Electric-Truck Charging Project

NFI is building a 100%-electric drayage fleet in southern California. Helping to make that possible will be a huge charging infrastructure project with Electrify America.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2021

California’s Performance Team Places Largest Order of VNR Electric Trucks

Warehousing and distribution company Performance Team placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks.

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News•by Jack Roberts•September 1, 2021

Volvo Gets Serious About Climate Change

Citing a “sense of urgency,” Volvo Trucks took a leadership position in the fight against climate change at the 2021 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, pushing for more adoption of zero-emission electric and hydrogen trucks.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2021

Dana Launches E-Axles for Class 7 and 8 Electric Vehicles

Dana is adding electric axles for Class 7 and 8 applications and this fall will begin production of e-axles for Freightliner Custom Chassis medium-duty delivery vehicles.

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News•by Jack Roberts•September 1, 2021

4 Ways to Accelerate Electric Truck Adoption

At the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California, Peterbilt General Manager Jason Skoog mapped out four decisive moves he’d like to see happen to accelerate electric truck sales in North America.

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