Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Hitachi and REE Automotive Agree on Collaboration to Advance and Simplify the Adoption of Sustainable Electric Vehicles Globally

Hitachi and REE Automotive Agree on Collaboration to Advance and Simplify the Adoption of Sustainable Electric Vehicles Globally

| December 15, 2021

Companies to co-create a highly scalable Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) platform Hitachi America, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) and REE Automotive (NASDAQ: REE, “REE”) announced a newly formed strategic agreement to ease and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) across the entire EV value chain, including enabling EV manufacturing at scale, delivering commercial vehicle charging infrastructure and […]

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Penske Truck Leasing dedicates Diesel Training Lab at Lincoln Tech’s East Windsor, Connecticut, Campus

Penske Truck Leasing dedicates Diesel Training Lab at Lincoln Tech’s East Windsor, Connecticut, Campus

| December 15, 2021

Over the last 10 years, Penske has hired more than 1,000 Lincoln Tech graduates nationally to work as truck maintenance technicians in its regional operations  Penske Truck Leasing recently held a dedication ceremony at the Lincoln Tech campus in East Windsor, Connecticut, as the company branded a diesel training lab and adjacent corridor. The lab will be utilized for hands-on diesel […]

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Lightning eMotors Announces Strategic EV Battery Partnership for Supply of CATL Battery Systems

Lightning eMotors Announces Strategic EV Battery Partnership for Supply of CATL Battery Systems

| December 14, 2021

Vehicle production with CATL packs is expected to begin in March 2022 Lightning eMotors provider of medium- and heavy-duty specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has reached an agreement to supply battery products produced by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (“CATL”), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies. The two-year agreement with CATL distributor […]

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U.S. EPA administrator, UAW president test-drive fully electric Volvo and Mack trucks

U.S. EPA administrator, UAW president test-drive fully electric Volvo and Mack trucks

| December 13, 2021

Volvo Group’s global stable of zero-emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks, buses and equipment commercially available in the marketplace today Volvo Group North America hosted Michael Regan, administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ray Curry, president of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to discussing the […]

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3 Simple Sustainability Steps for Fleet to take in 2022

3 Simple Sustainability Steps for Fleet to take in 2022

| December 13, 2021

From recycling used oil + oil filters to repurposing used parts, becoming more sustainable can be done in small, simple steps and doesn’t cost a fortune With the U.S. transportation sector accounting for 27 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, fleet operators can’t wait until the new year to start setting sustainability goals. With just […]

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Hyzon Motors delivers 29 hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy duty trucks to reduce carbon emissions in the steel industry

Hyzon Motors delivers 29 hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy duty trucks to reduce carbon emissions in the steel industry

| December 13, 2021

Each 49-ton heavy truck is expected to eliminate an estimated 140 tons of CO2 emission a year Hyzon Motors Inc. supplier of zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, announced the delivery of 29 fuel cell electric trucks to be used by a major steel conglomerate in China through Shanghai Hydrogen HongYun Automotive Co. (“HongYun”). The […]

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