Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Lightning eMotors Announces 2nd Generation Diesel/CNG to Battery-Electric Repower Program for 40-foot Transit Buses

Lightning eMotors Announces 2nd Generation Diesel/CNG to Battery-Electric Repower Program for 40-foot Transit Buses

| September 14, 2022

Lightning’s transit bus repower program provides transit agencies a significantly more affordable and faster way to electrify their bus fleets Lightning eMotors provider of zero emissions medium duty commercial vehicles and electric vehicle technology for fleets, will now offer a second generation repower program for high-demand 40-foot transit buses. This new offering in Lightning’s growing […]

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Ferguson Collaborates with Ford to Explore Alternative Fuel Sources for Sustainable Transportation Future in Commercial Fleets

Ferguson Collaborates with Ford to Explore Alternative Fuel Sources for Sustainable Transportation Future in Commercial Fleets

| September 14, 2022

Data Used to Support Solutions for Ongoing Industry Challenges, Such as Battery Range and Payload Capacity, to Enable Faster Conversion to Environmentally Friendly Options Ferguson Enterprises will collaborate with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months. Participation in Ford’s […]

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Percentage of Female Technicians in Transportation Remains Low

Percentage of Female Technicians in Transportation Remains Low

| September 13, 2022

The 2022 WIT Index shows that only 3.7 percent of technicians in transportation companies are women The percentage of female equipment technicians and mechanics in corporations with for-hire or private fleets in the commercial freight transportation industry remains low, according to new data highlighted in the WIT Index, which was just released by the Women […]

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Ideanomics and Global Environmental Products expand partnership to produce Zero-emission street sweepers

Ideanomics and Global Environmental Products expand partnership to produce Zero-emission street sweepers

| September 13, 2022

An all-electric street sweeper prevents nearly 90 metric tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere over its lifetime  Ideanomics company focused on accelerating the commercial adoption of electric vehicles (EV), announced that its subsidiary US Hybrid is supplying Global Environmental Products (GEP) with its proprietary electric and hybrid electric propulsion kits for use in the construction of 62 zero […]

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Navistar Launches Technician Apprenticeship Program, Donates Equipment through TECH EmPOWERment Initiative

Navistar Launches Technician Apprenticeship Program, Donates Equipment through TECH EmPOWERment Initiative

| September 13, 2022

Students will work with multiple vehicle types, including electric and fuel cell technologies Navistar implemented its International® Truck and IC Bus® Uptime Academy, a 12-month technician apprenticeship program that offers paid, hands-on training in a real-world setting. The new program presents a unique approach to technician training from a 90-day dealership rotation to on-the-job class […]

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1.3-Million-Mile Evaluation Proves 100% Biodiesel is Effective at DecarbonizingHeavy-Duty Truck

1.3-Million-Mile Evaluation Proves 100% Biodiesel is Effective at DecarbonizingHeavy-Duty Truck

| September 12, 2022

ADM conducts a 16-month field trial equipping Class 8 Mack trucks with Optimus Technologies Vector System The Vector System is an advanced fuel system technology that enables heavy-duty diesel enginesto reduce carbon emissionsbyusing 100% biodiesel(B100). Already running on commercial and government fleets from Portland, Oregonto Washington, D.C., the Vector System reduces carbon emissions, in a […]

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