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Daimler Truck North America and Cummins collaborate to upfit Freightliner Cascadia with hydrogen fuel cell powertrains

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Cummins and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America, are collaborating to upfit and validate Freightliner Class 8 Cascadia trucks with a Cummins hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for use in North America.

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U.S. Steel Pioneers Battery-Powered Locomotives, 1st In North America

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emissions by 385 tons - the equivalent emissions of 7,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles. The locomotives are expected to reduce airborne particulate matter (PM2.5)

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

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Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar.

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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

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New Flyer is a long-standing, strategic customer to XALT and uses the company’s batteries to power its Xcelsior CHARGE all-electric urban buses that are running in cities across North America. —Ian Smith, MCI president.

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Volvo Trucks NA offers battery-powered parking cooler

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Volvo Trucks North America introduced a battery-powered parking cooler as a factory-installed option for its VNM 630, VNL 630, VNL 670, VNL 730 and VNL 780 sleeper models. The battery-powered parking cooler allows drivers to keep the cab and sleeper comfortable without idling the engine.

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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

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That said, the company is owned, in part, by the Chinese government, making it unclear if anything related to JAC will make its way to North America. It’s also less dense and may not provide the same range estimates, but lower-cost EVs are what the industry needs right now.

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CP announces hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive pilot project

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The work builds on CP’s prior experience with testing low-emitting locomotive technologies, including biofuels, compressed natural gas and battery-powered solutions.

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