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Home Hardware Stores Limited Adds Volvo VNR Electric Trucks to Its Fleet

September 18, 2024Volvo Trucks North America customer Home Hardware Stores Limited, a Canadian dealer-owned and operated home improvement retailer, has officially introduced two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to its fleet. The trucks are the first zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles to join the Home brand.

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North America Surpasses 400 RNG Facilities

September 18, 2024The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has announced what it called a “major” milestone in the growth of the renewable natural gas industry. According to the group, there are now 433 RNG fueling facilities now operational across North America.

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J.B. Hunt Kicks Off Clean Energy Fuels RNG-Powered Truck Demo Program

September 17, 2024Renewable natural gas (RNG) provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is launching a program to allow heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the new Cummins X15N engine. The first company to participate in the program is J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., a commercial fleet operator with logistics and transportation services in North America.

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Idea Leads to EV Charger Maintenance Business

September 17, 2024In 2020, Kameale Terry co-founded the company ChargerHelp! with the aim of training a nationwide workforce of technicians to repair charging stations and reduce the amount of time they are down.

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ZF Debuts Hybrid Truck Transmission at IAA

September 16, 2024Perhaps the biggest news for ZF at the show was the introduction of its new TraXon 2 hybrid transmission.

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Daimler Broadens Global Platform of Electric Vehicles, Services

September 16, 2024Daimler Truck introduced a dedicated brand for its global charging infrastructure initiatives and broadened the scope of its financial services business to include e-mobility offerings during the biannual IAA Transportation Conference, efforts rolled out in concert with the announced serial production launch of its global electric heavy-duty truck.

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California Celebrates Clean Air Day with State-Wide Effort

September 16, 2024On this day, thousands of individuals, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and cities across California come together to improve our air quality by attending Clean Air Day events and taking the Clean Air Day Pledge.

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Global Fleet Sustainability: Breaking Local Barriers to Secure a Greener Future

September 11, 2024TRC and M3E partner on international clean transportation initiatives.

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Regulation focuses on Southern California warehouses to improve air quality, reducing pollution from freight and logistics hubs

September 10, 2024LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles and Long Beach region has the worst ozone pollution in the nation, according to a study by the American Lung Association. The booming warehouse industry in Southern California has raised environmental concerns over the air pollution created by the trucks that go in and out of these hubs. In...

World EV Day

Celebrating EV Growth Amidst Charging and Supply Chain Challenges

September 6, 2024Honoring progress and overcoming obstacles on the 5th annual World EV Day.

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Velocity EV Rebrands as RIZON USA

September 5, 2024The authorized U.S. Distributor of the RIZON Brand by Daimler Truck is expanding its Class 4-5 battery-electric truck lineup and certified dealer network.

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DOE Grants Washington State University $4.8M for Hydrogen Fuel Research

September 4, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Washington State University grant funding of $4.8 million for hydrogen fuel research. One of the grants will also assist in building a heavy-duty hydrogen fueling station on the Pullman, Wash., campus.

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Focusing on EV Tire Needs

September 4, 2024Commercial tire experts weigh in on the tire needs of EVs.

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EPEQ® Electrified Power Equipment® is Your Hard-to-Electrify Solution

September 4, 2024Turn your electric vehicle into an EV work truck, while reducing emissions to meet green initiatives and lowering fuel consumption and operating/maintenance costs.

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Volvo Announces Electric Truck Range Breakthrough

September 3, 2024The Swedish OEM has a announced that next year, it will launch a new long-range version of its FH Electric that will be able to reach up to 600 km on one charge. For us Americans with non-metric brains, that translates to over 370-miles of range on a single battery charge.

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Biden Awards $62 Million to Help Speed Hydrogen Adoption

September 3, 2024The Biden administration will award $62 million to accelerate development of the nation’s nascent hydrogen industry, seen as key for decarbonizing steel, cement and heavy transportation.

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