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A Waste-Oil Crunch Is Coming for Renewable Fuel

June 18, 2024The world’s renewable fuelmakers are about to face a crunch in one of the most basic building blocks they need to be profitable: sufficient supply of waste oil.

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Latest EPA Funding Round Supports 269 Propane Autogas School Buses

June 18, 2024In the third round of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program funding, more than $6.7 million has been allocated for the purchase of propane autogas buses. Fifty-eight districts have been tentatively selected to receive a total of 269 propane autogas school buses to replace older diesel buses.

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The $25,000 Electric Car Is Coming to US Soon

June 17, 2024The $25,000 economy electric car is the industry’s new target, and a number of models are set to hit the road within a year.

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Electric School Buses, Microgrids Support Community Resilience

June 17, 2024Incorporating microgrids can be effective for school bus electrification because it introduces grid resiliency for both a school district and the wider community, a Thursday webinar discussed.

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Tesla Driver Tells Police He Was Using ‘Self-Drive’ in Crash

June 14, 2024A Tesla apparently operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems crashed into a parked police vehicle June 13 near Los Angeles, narrowly missing an officer who was managing traffic at another crash.

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Red ICE and Blue: The Hunt for a Hydrogen Truck Engine Part 1

June 14, 2024At a glance, hydrogen seems like the perfect fuel for a modern, transportation-dependent society threatened by climate change.

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ETruck Sees Hybrid Converted Semis Arriving by End of 2024

June 13, 2024ETruck Transportation expects to begin producing powertrains that turn Class 8 diesel trucks into hybrid battery-electric vehicles by the end of 2024, according to a senior executive.

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Eaton Expands U.S. Industry Education to Accelerate Fleet Electrification

June 13, 2024Hands-on programs at Eaton training centers in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas demonstrate novel approaches to accelerate fleet electrification.

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An Oil and Lubricant Solution that Increases Fleet Sustainability

June 12, 2024Castrol’s re-refined oil products help fleets’ sustainability efforts and lowers company’s carbon footprint.

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Pioneer Receives $7.1 Million e-Boost Mobile Order from School District

June 12, 2024Pioneer Power Solutions Inc. has received an order from one of the largest public school districts in the United States for 25 e-Boost Mobile units to power the school district’s electric school bus (ESB) fleet.

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Engine Technology Forum Calls for Revised Renewable Fuel Standards

June 11, 2024The Environmental Protection Agency’s renewable fuel standards are “out of touch with current conditions” and a missed opportunity to make progress on climate goals now, says Allen Schaeffer of the Engine Technology Forum.

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Judge Rules Tesla Must Face Autopilot False Ad Claims

June 10, 2024Tesla Inc. failed to persuade an administrative judge to dismiss claims by a California regulator that the company overstated its vehicles’ self-driving capabilities — one of several ongoing regulatory investigations of the electric-car maker’s marketing.

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Heavy-Duty Hybrid Powertrains Make a Comeback at ACT Expo

June 10, 2024Hexagon Agility and Brudeli Green Mobility (Brudeli), a Norwegian electric transmission technology company, announced a new hybrid powertrain collaboration. The initiative, which the companies called “disruptive,” was unveiled during a May 21 press conference at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo (ACT Expo) in Las Vegas.

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Penske, Daimler Truck North America and Carrier Transicold Unveil Electric Refrigerated Truck

June 7, 2024At the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo (ACT Expo) in Las Vegas on May 20, Penske Truck Leasing, Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Carrier Transicold introduced a new, all-electric refrigerated medium-duty truck.

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Clean Energy Fuels Widens RNG Footprint in Southern California

June 5, 2024Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has significantly increased its renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling footprint in Southern California with the opening of two additional stations in San Bernadino and Perris.  

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Motiv Becomes a Truck OEM, Changes Name

June 5, 2024A lot is new at Motiv — a new company name, a new chief executive officer, and a new medium-duty electric truck. The company is transitioning from being a producer of powertrains, Motiv Power Systems, into a truck OEM, Motiv Electric Trucks.

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