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Industry first: Kenworth class-6 electric trucks get OEM-approved wireless charging

Baua Electric

After 6 months of intensive engineering work and evaluations, a pioneering collaboration between Kenworth, Dana Incorporated, and WAVE Charging has resulted in the first OEM-approved high-power wireless charging integration of its kind. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Nissan launches electric delivery truck fleet for Los Angeles dealers

Teslarati

Nissan has launched a new fleet of Nikola and Kenworth electric semis that will deliver vehicles to dealers in Los Angeles. Nissan will only be starting with two trucks, one from Kenworth and one from Nikola, but they will serve as a testbed for expanded use in the near future. You can also reach me on Twitter @ WilliamWritin.

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Kenworth offering Maxwell ultracap Engine Start Module as factory-installed option

Green Car Congress

Kenworth will now offer the Maxwell Technologies ultracapacitor-based Engine Start Module (ESM) ( earlier post ) as a factory-installed option on new Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks. Kenworth dealers have offered the ESM as an aftermarket solution since 2011.

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AJR Trucking orders 50 Nikola Tre FCEVs; incentives bring rough cost parity with existing fleet

Green Car Congress

AJR Trucking , a leading carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and a major drayage carrier operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has executed a purchase order for 50 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks from Tom’s Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola Corporation sales and service dealer network.

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Nissan Using Nikola, Kenworth BEV Trucks To Ship Cars To Dealers

InsideEVs

The BEV car hauler trial is limited to the Los Angeles region at the moment.

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Purdue, Cummins partner on in-road, in-motion charging for electric semi trucks

Baua Electric

Those moves include investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a huge battery cell factory for electric trucks in Mississippi as part of a JV with Daimler Trucks and Kenworth parent company PACCAR … which may raise the question of why Cummins (who doesn’t manufacture trucks), and not PACCAR ( currently the only OEM to offer wireless charging through (..)

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

Clean Fleet Report

If you have only a few cars for sales reps or maybe a van for local deliveries, then going direct to a dealer may work. Obviously proper maintenance is the first step for no interruptions, but when something does happen, there needs to be a coordinated system for emergency roadside repairs when reaching a dealer is not possible.

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