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Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

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Daimler Truck affiliate DTNA offers not only the expertise of developing electric trucks (start of production of battery electric Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 in 2022/23), but also the experience of providing consultant services to its customers, the large fleet operators in North America.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The initial focus is on charging stations installed at the depots of truck customers. In addition, the participants are also concerned with aspects such as optimized load management of the electricity grid and sustainable electricity supply. Fast processes mean reduced costs for all involved.

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Ener1 To Supply Li-ion Packs to Hyundai Heavy for Electric Buses; Complete Turnkey Solutions Agreement with Toro

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The light duty passenger market remains a focus, but Ener1 is more aggressively pursuing higher-margin opportunities in light-duty fleet, heavy-duty buses, and military applications. Grid Energy Storage. Gassenheimer said that Grid Energy Storage will be an increasing focus for Ener1. Small Cell & Consumer.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence. Soon they won’t have a choice.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. Portland General Electric. Expanding the EV fleet. Municipal fleet electrification. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5

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Daimler and PGE develop the electric truck stop of the future

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The Electric Island project, a collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric, will be a test bed for all kinds of heavy-duty EV charging solutions. Furthermore, as many fleet operators are belatedly realizing, electrifying a fleet involves much more than simply installing a few charging stations.

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Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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The reason is that to utilize shore power, any vessel needs to have specialized on-board equipment installed, and to achieve a reasonable return on investment for this additional cost, shore power would need to be frequently utilized. Portland, Ore.; The US Navy has been employing grid-based cold-ironing for many years to save fuel.

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