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New Report Proposes Prepping Grid for EVs to Lower Costs

November 6, 2024A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund suggests that getting the national electric grid ready now for the oncoming influx of EVs, including heavy-duty trucks and buses, will result in lower costs to ratepayers.

ACT Expo Returns to SoCal for Another Ground-Breaking Event

November 1, 2024After once again breaking records at last year’s Las Vegas event, the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center, April 28 – May 1, 2025, right in the heart of Southern California’s thriving clean tech ecosystem.

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Where Will the Election Drive Electric Vehicles?

November 1, 2024No matter your political alignment, most people can agree that the results of the 2024 election will alter the course of several key issues, including decarbonization.

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Einride Partners with PepsiCo to Electrify U.S. Frito-Lay Food Routes

October 30, 2024Einride has partnered with PepsiCo to launch a fleet of digitally optimized electric trucks in Memphis, Tennessee. Electrifying some routes in Memphis will support PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay food distribution.

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Torc Validates Fully Driverless Truck on Test Track

October 30, 2024Self-driving truck developer Torc Robotics announced that it has begun validating its autonomous driving technology at speeds up to 65 mph with no one on board the vehicle in a closed-course environment.

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More EV Truck Charging Infrastructure Becomes Available in Southern California

October 30, 2024EV charging infrastructure provider Voltera recently hosted a ride & drive at its Lynwood, California, site, giving local truck fleet operators a chance to see a fully operational commercial EV charging depot in action.

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Volvo Trucks, Dealer Help Owner-Operator Secure Funding for Electrification Journey

October 29, 2024Volvo Trucks and its dealer TEC Equipment recently helped Saldivar’s Trucking becoming the first independent owner-operator in the U.S. to deploy a Volvo VNR Electric truck for drayage operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Hyundai Testing Novel Hydrogen Production

October 24, 2024Hyundai Motor Co.’s plant in Georgia has been running its internal logistics operations using hydrogen and the South Korean automaker has been testing domestic production of the fuel using biogas from food scraps as part of its push to build a sustainable energy future around the gas.

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Electrifying Your Fleet: The Myths vs Facts

October 24, 2024To ensure fleets have the most seamless electrification process, we've put together best practices and dispelled some common myths that are affecting this transition.

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Reyes Beverage Group Takes Delivery of 29 Freightliner eCascadias

October 21, 2024Daimler Truck North America has delivered 20 zero-emission, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Beverage Group (RBG), a total bev-alc (alcoholic beverages) distributor.

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Ford Pro’s Digital Tools Help Integrate Electric Vehicles into Fleets

October 21, 2024Ford Pro, the commercial division of Ford Motor Company, has introduced new digital tools — including E-Switch Assist — to help integrate electric vans and trucks into fleets in a way that best meets business objectives.

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Biden Administration Pledges $2B to Reinforce Electric Grid

October 18, 2024The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in funding to help steel the U.S. power grid against extreme weather and to expand transmission projects.

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EAVX: Innovating Telecom Fleets with VX Technology

October 17, 2024By deploying VX technology, EAVX is redefining how telecom fleets operate, offering solutions that solve the most pressing challenges of fleet management.

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NACFE: eTRU Technology Evolving Rapidly

October 17, 2024The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released its first-ever report on transport refrigeration. The report, entitled Decarbonizing Truck and Trailer Refrigeration provides basic information about transport refrigeration units (TRUs) and electric transportation refrigeration units (eTRUs).

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Shell Launches Starship 3.0 with Major Efficiency Gains

October 16, 2024The Shell Starship 3.0, complete with a natural gas ICE powertrain, improves freight efficiency by tweaking current Class 8 tractor design—not overhauling it.

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GM Invests $625 Million in Biggest US Lithium Project

October 16, 2024General Motors Inc. will commit $625 million toward what’s likely to be one of the biggest U.S. lithium mines, reinforcing the automaker’s efforts to secure domestic supply of the battery metal critical for electric vehicles.

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