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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJuly 31, 2018

Commentary: There Must be a Business Case for New Truck Tech

There has to be a business case for fleets to invest in new tech like platooning and electric trucks - a benefit in terms of safety, efficiency, or other factors that eventually will go to the bottom line. Commentary by editor in chief Deborah Lockridge.

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Articlesby David CullenJuly 11, 2018

Q&A: Navistar's Gosbee on When to Expect Electric Trucks

HDT recently spoke with Darren Gosbee, Navistar’s vice president of powertrains and advanced technology, to get his take on how and when medium- to heavy-duty electric trucks will come to market in North America.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJune 27, 2018

Behind the Wheel of an Electric Peterbilt Model 579

Peterbilt showcased the Paccar Innovation Center in Sunnyvale, California, to demonstrate its continuing efforts to identify, develop and deploy emerging technologies in trucking.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2018

Penske, NFI to Test Daimler’s Electric Trucks in Regular Operations

Penske Truck Leasing and NFI have agreed to use Daimler Trucks North Americas' pre-production electric trucks, the eCascadia and eM2 106, in real-world operations to help the OEM test and develop the trucks for commercialization.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2018

Eaton Focuses on Electrification with New eMobility Business

To capitalize on the growing vehicle electrification market, Eaton has created a new business unit called eMobility.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2018

Quick Spin: Volvo FL Electric Truck

HDT's Jack Roberts gets behind the wheel of one of Volvo's new electric trucks in Sweden, as Volvo shows that electric truck technology is ready to go to work in some real-world fleet operations.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 11, 2018

Why GHG Phase 2 May Mean More Electric Vehicles

Battery-electric vehicles may be just the ticket for truck makers looking to meet Phase 2 of greenhouse gas emissions requirements in the medium-duty truck sector.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2018

Nikola Starts Hiring Staff for Arizona R&D Center

Nikola Motor has started hiring for its Arizona Research & Development Center that is slated to open in November.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 7, 2018

Daimler Talks Truck Sales, Tariffs, and Globalism

Daimler Trucks execs emphasized the benefits of global collaboration as the OEM develops new electric and automated truck technology, at the same time warning of the potential negative effects of tariffs and trade wars.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJune 6, 2018

Freightliner Electric eCascadia and eM2 Unveiling [Photos]

Freightliner Trucks premiered two fully electrified commercial vehicles, a Freightliner eCascadia heavy-duty truck and a Freightliner eM2 106 medium-duty truck at the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day.

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