Fuel / Technology: Electric Drive

ACT Expo 2021: Day Three Turns Up the Tech Heat with the Inaugural Diversity Panel, Shell Fireside Chat & Autonomous Talk

September 2, 2021For the third day in a row, attendees left ACT Expo 2021 with a lot to discuss with their teams when they make it home at the end of the week.

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ACT Expo 2021: NACFE Boasts Trucking Industry’s Lead in Charge to Electrify Commercial Vehicles

September 1, 2021With more than a dozen electric trucks and big-name fleets such as Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch, and DHL, NACFE and RMI kicked off this year’s Run on Less – Electric demonstration.

ACT Expo 2021: Day Two Kicks Off with a Milestone EV Project, Volvo Trucks’ Voorhoeve, Peterbilt’s Electrification Evolution, Expo Hall Opens Its Doors

September 1, 2021The second day of this year’s ACT Expo started with an announcement of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative, an initiative to deploy 100 battery-electric trucks across California.

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ACT Expo 2021: Dana Launches e-Axle Production for e-Axles for Class 7-8 Vehicles, Including FCCC Electric Delivery Vehicle

August 31, 2021Dana expanded its Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain offerings to include single and tandem e-Axles designed for a wide variety of Class 7 and 8 applications, including the eS9000r e-Axle, which will support the launch of the FCCC MT50e.

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ACT Expo 2021: BYD Unveils Pair of Battery-Electric HD Trucks

August 31, 2021Truck and bus manufacturer BYD revealed two new battery-electric heavy-duty trucks to ACT Expo attendees — the Gen3 8TT and 6F.

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ACT Expo 2021: Volvo Trucks, Dependable Highway Express, SunPower Advance Sustainable Supply Chains

August 31, 2021A new sustainable freight initiative to transport solar photovoltaics (PV) products using solar-powered Volvo VNR Electric trucks was announced at ActExpo 2021.

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ACT Expo 2021: Electrify America, NFI to Deploy Ultra-Fast DC Chargers for JETSI Project

August 31, 2021Electrify America and NFI announced that they will be working together to install the necessary charging infrastructure for the planned JETSI initiative.

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ACT Expo 2021: Volvo Cuts Emissions at NRV Plant, Announces Largest Commercial Order for VNR Electric

August 31, 2021Volvo Trucks revealed it will be utilizing VNR Electrics on local logistics routes servicing the company’s New River Valley plant, as well as the biggest order of its electric truck.

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ACT Expo 2021: WattEV to Break Ground on First Electric Truck Stop

August 31, 2021WattEV Inc. has announced that not only have they secured funding for its electric truck stop but is expected to break ground in late October.

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ACT Expo 2021: ZF Unveils Trio of Electrified Solutions

August 31, 2021ZF’s upcoming portfolio, which includes the AxTrax electric axle and the CeTrax electric central drive, supports the industry greenhouse gas emission goals.

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ACT Expo 2021: Navistar Launches eMV Electric Trucks, eMobility Mobile Educational Unit

August 31, 2021Navistar announced the availability of its electric International eMV Series trucks, as well as the NEXTperience mobile unit to train dealers and customers on eMobility.

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ACT Expo 2021: CityFreighter Showcases CFI Electric Box Van

August 31, 2021CityFreighter unveiled a beta version of its CF1 fully electric box van, which combines the cargo benefits of a truck with the mobility of a van.

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ACT Expo 2021: North America’s Largest Deployment of Class 8 Battery-Electric Trucks

August 31, 2021It was hard to miss the two battery-electric Class 8 trucks parked in front of ACT Expo on Tuesday morning, August 31, as project partners for the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative, or JETSI, kicked off the conference by announcing a landmark initiative to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California. The...

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ACT Expo 2021: Fifth Annual Fleet Awards Honors Green, Sustainable Fleets

August 31, 2021At this year’s ACT Expo annual Fleet Awards event, seven fleet operators were recognized for extraordinary accomplishments that serve as examples for fleet operators worldwide, related to emission reduction and sustainability.

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ACT Expo 2021 Starts Off with Record-Setting Attendance, Industry-Wide Sustainability Efforts, Fleet Awards

August 30, 2021ACT Expo returned to Long Beach once again to highlight the excitement surrounding clean transportation and clean vehicle technology

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ACT Fleet Forum Announces New Clean Fleet Education, Opens Membership to Public Sector and Small Fleets

August 18, 2021Organizers of the ACT Fleet Forum announced the year’s upcoming programming on cutting-edge technology and opened membership to new participating fleets.

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