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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2022

Ballard, Mahle Start Work on Concept Engine for Long-Haul Trucks

In a multi-year development program Ballard and Mahle will continuously refine Ballard’s compact, energy-dense fuel cell stack and an integrated engine to meet the expectations of the truck industry.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 22, 2022

Cummins Buying Meritor to Accelerate Electrification Development

Cummins is buying Meritor in a deal that will give the company a broad reach in traditional powertrains and components as well as accelerating its development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric propulsion systems.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 14, 2022

ACT: Half of Class 4-8 Sales to be BEV by 2035

Battery-electric Class 4-8 vehicles already show positive total cost of ownership compared to conventional vehicles in three-quarters of the applications examined by ACT Research in an extensive analysis.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 14, 2022

Cummins Developing Engine Platforms to Run on Alternative Fuels

Cummins says new internal combustion engines running on clean diesel, gasoline, natural gas, propane, and hydrogen will help fleets on the path to zero emissions.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 10, 2022

Administration Announces $5 Billion Program to Jumpstart EV Charging Network

How will the Biden administration's $5 billion EV charging infrastructure plan work? Will heavy-duty trucks be included?

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2022

Cummins Buying Jacobs

Cummins is buying Jacobs Vehicle Systems — which today does far more than exhaust brakes — to help it advance on the road to zero emissions.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 9, 2022

Traton: Batteries Are the Future, Not Fuel Cells

Why does Traton believe that battery-electric trucks, not hydrogen fuel-cell electric, are the future of zero-emissions transport?

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 4, 2022

Navistar Pursues Technology Path to Cleaner, Automated, Connected Future

Now that Navistar has “a solid owner that thinks long-term,” its new CEO is excited to bring the strengths of the truck maker together with a technology infusion from parent company Traton to bring about a zero-carbon future by 2040 — and autonomous trucks, too.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 3, 2022

Zero-Emission Trucks: Poised for Growth

You might be surprised by the number of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks that have been deployed in the U.S., given the amount of media coverage given to them.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2022

Daimler Truck Plans to Create Nationwide Truck Charging Network

Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock Renewable Power plan to pool their resources to build a network of charging sites on critical freight routes by 2026.

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