Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Ryder and Waymo Enter Partnership Focused on Autonomous Truck Maintenance—Sights Set on Scaling Operations Nationwide

Ryder and Waymo Enter Partnership Focused on Autonomous Truck Maintenance—Sights Set on Scaling Operations Nationwide

| August 19, 2021

Ryder to provide maintenance services and roadside assistance for Waymo Via’s Class 8 autonomous trucks in five states initially, with sights set on scaling operations nationwide Ryder System, Inc. and fleet management solutions, and Waymo Via, the trucking and local delivery unit of leading autonomous driving developer Waymo, announce a partnership focused on providing best-in-class maintenance for Class 8 […]

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Volvo Trucks, NFI Team Up for Run on Less – Electric Showcase

Volvo Trucks, NFI Team Up for Run on Less – Electric Showcase

| August 18, 2021

Third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI, is participating in Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration that showcases advancements in freight efficiency Volvo Trucks North America, along with third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI, is participating in Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration that showcases advancements in freight efficiency. In 2020, NFI became one of the […]

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Nikola Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant

Nikola Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant

| August 13, 2021

Grant will advance Nikola’s Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Development Nikola Corporation  designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and energy infrastructure solutions, announced that they have been awarded an approximate $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance its research into autonomous refueling technologies for future hydrogen fueling stations. […]

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Volvo Trucks First Electrics to New York Manhattan Beer Distributors

Volvo Trucks First Electrics to New York Manhattan Beer Distributors

| August 13, 2021

Manhattan Beer Distributors’ Volvo VNR Electric out for a morning customer delivery in Long Island City in Queens, New York Volvo Trucks North America delivered its first Class 8, battery-electric regional hauling truck on the East Coast to its customer Manhattan Beer Distributors. Five zero-emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks are joining the New York City-based beer and […]

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Hyzon Motors To Provide Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Heavy Truck For Commercial Vehicle With Total Transportation

Hyzon Motors To Provide Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Heavy Truck For Commercial Vehicle With Total Transportation

| August 12, 2021

Total Transportation Service will integrate zero-emission fuel cell truck in heavy-load logistics, import operations Hyzon Motors Inc.’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered truck will hit the road soon in California in its first customer trial in the United States. Hyzon global supplier of zero-emission fuel cell electric heavy vehicles, announced the signing of a trial agreement with Total Transport Services Inc […]

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Lightning eMotors and Forest River Inc. Reach Multiyear Agreement for up to $850M in Zero-Emission Bus Technology Plus Charging Products and Services

Lightning eMotors and Forest River Inc. Reach Multiyear Agreement for up to $850M in Zero-Emission Bus Technology Plus Charging Products and Services

| August 11, 2021

Lightning to deliver up to 7,500 zero-emission Class 4 and Class 5 buses across the U.S. and Canada between 2021 and 2025 Lightning eMotors provider of specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, and Forest River, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A), has entered into a strategic partnership agreement to deploy up to 7,500 zero-emission shuttle buses. […]

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