Category: Engines & Drivetrains

REV Group’s Collins Bus Enters Multiyear Agreement with Lightning eMotors for Electric School Buses

REV Group’s Collins Bus Enters Multiyear Agreement with Lightning eMotors for Electric School Buses

| September 7, 2021

Lightning to provide all-electric powertrains including installation, and charging infrastructure products and services Collins Bus, an industry leader in manufacturing Type A School Buses and a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and Lightning eMotors (NYSE: ZEV), a leading provider of all-electric powertrains and commercial vehicles, announced a strategic partnership to manufacture and deploy zero-emission, all-electric Type A school […]

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Rep. Wild, Mack Trucks and Health and Climate Advocates Say It’s Time for Bold Investments in Clean Transportation

Rep. Wild, Mack Trucks and Health and Climate Advocates Say It’s Time for Bold Investments in Clean Transportation

| September 3, 2021

“Mack Trucks, and the Volvo Group as a whole, is delivering on our commitment toward 100% fossil-free sales by 2040 through the launch of zero-emission machines and vehicles, like the Mack LR Electric refuse truck” Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) and leaders from Mack Trucks joined climate advocates to call on Congress to make bold investments […]

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Nikola Announces Strategic Agreements With Bosch For Fuel-cell Manufacturing

Nikola Announces Strategic Agreements With Bosch For Fuel-cell Manufacturing

| September 3, 2021

Bosch will provide key components to Nikola, including the fuel-cell stack, air compressor with power electronics and control unit with sensors Nikola Corporation  designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and energy infrastructure solutions, announced agreements with the Bosch Group of companies for Nikola Class 7 and 8 fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) which […]

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Shell Starship 2.0 performance demonstrates a reduction in carbon emissions by using efficient technologies

Shell Starship 2.0 performance demonstrates a reduction in carbon emissions by using efficient technologies

| September 2, 2021

Shell Starship 2.0 achieved 254 ton-miles per gallon1 for freight ton efficiency – a 3.5 times improvement over the North America average freight ton efficiency The Shell Starship program exceeded its 2018 results in its second cross-country run using energy-efficient technologies to demonstrate what could be achieved driving a Class 8 truck in real-world conditions. The truck was […]

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Fuel Cell Trucks Market Gains Momentum as Auto Industry Embraces a Hydrogen Economy Transition

Fuel Cell Trucks Market Gains Momentum as Auto Industry Embraces a Hydrogen Economy Transition

| September 2, 2021

The global fuel cell trucks market is estimated to register 142,858 unit sales by 2030, with China accounting for 63.9% of total global sales Countries’ commitments to climate change and to reduce carbon emissions have driven the automotive industry—one of the main carbon-emitting sectors—to focus on alternative powertrain solutions, such as fuel cell electric powertrains and battery-electric, to achieve zero-emission […]

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How Towing Companies are Dealing With Pandemic Restrictions and Forced to Create New Safety Procedures

How Towing Companies are Dealing With Pandemic Restrictions and Forced to Create New Safety Procedures

| August 30, 2021

There are no vaccine mandates for employees of these towing companies, so no one will lose their jobs for staying un-vaccinated California is one of the few states that continues to implement strict pandemic restrictions on businesses and individuals. The state and local governments leave it up to the businesses to enforce these restrictive measures […]

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