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Kenworth and Peterbilt first electric Class 8 trucks up Pike’s Peak; fuel cell and BEV

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PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. mile Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course. —Kyle Quinn, PACCAR chief technology officer.

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Ideanomics to acquire wireless charging provider WAVE

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Embedded in roadways and charging vehicles during scheduled stops, the fully automated, hands-free WAVE system eliminates battery range limitations and enables fleets to achieve driving ranges that match that of internal combustion engines.

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Eaton Selects Compact Power / LG Chem to Supply Battery Technology for Hybrid Power Systems; Battery Cells to be Manufactured in Holland, Mich.

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Eaton Corporation has selected Compact Power Inc. On 13 July, Ford announced that it had also selected Compact Power as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. Dimitri Kazarinoff, vice president and general manager for Eaton’s Hybrid Power Systems Division. Earlier post. )

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SAE International publishes TIR J2954/2 for wireless charging of heavy-duty EVs; static and dynamic WPT

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SAE International has published the first Technical Information Report (TIR) that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle- and ground-system requirements for heavy-duty (HD) wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). —Jesse Schneider, chair of the SAE Wireless Power Transfer Task Force (ZEV Station).

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Eaton hybrid systems log 100M miles in service, reduce fuel consumption by 4M gallons

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Work trucks with Eaton hybrid power are also in service at Florida Power and Light, and many utility and telecom companies across North America and city bus transit fleets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America are using Eaton hybrid power in their fleets.

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

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Worldwide, Kenworth Battery Electric , Kenworth Hydrogen Electric , Mercedes-Benz , Navistar/International , Tesla , Volkswagen , Volvo , and Volta are just a few of the brands that have announced bringing battery electric or hydrogen electric heavy trucks to market. Trained and Certified Technicians.

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Hydrogen is vital to Nikola’s rebrand. It wishes more money

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Antti Lindström, an analyst at S&P International Mobility, mentioned the corporate’s constancy to turning in hydrogen vehicles by means of the top of the generation in North The united states is “telling of how important they think that that vehicle or that technology is for their credibility and market survival.”