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Rhode Island’s DRIVE EV program encourages sustainable transport

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It is one of the newer programs in the country, and can be combined with federal incentives to drive further savings on electric vehicles. Tesla victorious in Rhode Island after state approves license to sell direct DRIVE EV offers rebates of up to $2,500 for car buyers who purchase or lease a new fully-electric or fuel-cell EV.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024. One of the new electric trucks at the Danfoss headquarters in Nordborg.

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Dachser to add 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul electric trucks to fleet

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Dachser is a very valuable customer for us in sustainable transport. Dachser was already a committed testing partner during the development of the eActros 300/400 for heavy-duty distribution transport. This will offer customers numerous other possible use cases in fully electric transport.

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Cemex Germany strengthens EV fleet with iONTRON ready-mix trucks from Putzmeister

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Cemex Germany continues to invest in more sustainable transport for its products. The building materials company has taken delivery of two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks from Putzmeister , which will become part of the Berlin truck mixer fleet.

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Africa’s waste industry just got a whole lot cleaner with its first electric garbage truck

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Africa received its first heavy-duty commercial electric truck this past week, a Volvo Trucks FE Electric garbage truck (waste collector). more… The post Africa’s waste industry just got a whole lot cleaner with its first electric garbage truck appeared first on Electrek.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

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Soderholm will be installing Lightning eMotors’ fully electric powertrain systems in repowered applications in Hawaii, as well as buying new Lightning eMotors’ vans and shuttle buses. Lightning eMotors’ new and repowered products give us the flexibility we need to provide sustainable transportation systems to the Pacific Islands.

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MAN Truck & Bus establishing large-scale production of batteries for electric trucks and buses at Nuremberg site

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At the same time, it is part of MAN’s transformation into a provider of sustainable transport solutions. MAN has also had fully electric city buses and vans on the market for some time. We are now starting to industrialize electromobility and continue on our path to climate-neutral mobility in commercial vehicles.

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