Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Volvo Trucks’ Customer Albertsons Achieves First Commercial 100% Zero-Emission Class 8 Refrigerated Delivery

Volvo Trucks’ Customer Albertsons Achieves First Commercial 100% Zero-Emission Class 8 Refrigerated Delivery

| June 1, 2021

A Volvo VNR Electric paired with an electric-powered transport refrigeration unit from Advanced Energy Machines (AEM) made the first commercial 100% zero-emission grocery delivery with a Class 8 truck in the U.S. Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, […]

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AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions Collaborate on Bus Electrification and Solar-Powered Charging

AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions Collaborate on Bus Electrification and Solar-Powered Charging

| June 1, 2021

New collaboration delivers overhead, renewable electric vehicle fleet charging from a solar canopy As public transit fleets evaluate bus electrification to meet zero-emission goals, costly and lengthy construction timelines can hamper deployment. To meet this need, AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand  fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available […]

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Waste Hydrogen Trucking Startup Raises Series A Funding

Waste Hydrogen Trucking Startup Raises Series A Funding

| May 28, 2021

Funds from Just Business to scale company’s green hydrogen fueling infrastructure and hydrogen-diesel conversion kits enabling an up to 40 percent reduction in diesel emissions As more North American commercial fleets look to reduce tailpipe emissions and fuel costs, Hydra Energy has secured CAD$15 million (USD $12 million) from Just Business to expand beyond pilots […]

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Kodiak Robotics and SK Inc. Partner to Bring Autonomous Trucking to Asia’s $1.5 Trillion Freight Market

Kodiak Robotics and SK Inc. Partner to Bring Autonomous Trucking to Asia’s $1.5 Trillion Freight Market

| May 27, 2021

Kodiak will look to leverage SK’s products, components and technology for its autonomous system, including artificial intelligence microprocessors and advanced emergency braking systems  Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading self-driving trucking company, and SK Inc., a holding company of SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate with more than 120 operating companies, announced a partnership to bring the Kodiak Driver, the company’s […]

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Booster’s Proprietary Fleet Analytics Technology Delivers Energy Usage Data For Smarter Fleet Management

Booster’s Proprietary Fleet Analytics Technology Delivers Energy Usage Data For Smarter Fleet Management

| May 27, 2021

Cumulative analysis of 2020 data revealed fleets saving millions in costs and emissions through mobile energy delivery Booster, the technology platform for mobile energy delivery, today announces the 2020 energy usage and emissions results from its fleet services. Using Booster InsightsTM, Booster’s proprietary fleet telematics technology, the company helped its customers achieve an annual cumulative […]

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GreenPower Delivers Five EV Star Cab and Chassis to Forest River

GreenPower Delivers Five EV Star Cab and Chassis to Forest River

| May 25, 2021

Forest River is the market share leader in cutaway buses, motorhomes, and will utilize the EV Star Cab and Chassis as part of their electrification strategy Forest River is the market share leader in cutaway buses, motorhomes, and other recreational vehicles, and will utilize the EV Star Cab and Chassis as part of their electrification strategy by […]

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