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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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Sales of electric vehicles in the US increased by more than 80% in 2018 and two manufacturers have already hit the lifetime cap of 200,000 units (GM and Tesla). The Driving America Forward Act raises the cap and allows purchasers of an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for the tax credit. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Lightning Systems introduces new Class 6 electric powertrain; first 50 ordered by Zeem for Chevrolet 6500XD

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Lightning Systems, a developer of electric powertrains for commercial fleets, introduced a new all-electric Low Cab Forward model for commercial and government fleets in the Class 6 segment. Orders are being accepted immediately, and delivery of the new product will begin in the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Has Permian Productivity Peaked?

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As Collin Eaton of Fuel Fix notes, companies are drilling wells at a faster pace than contractors can frac them. Fuel Fix notes that they have to rebuild their rig fleets after scrapping so many during the last few years. mb/d in 2018. Moreover, simply drilling the wells is only one part of the equation.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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These standards are expected to build on the improvements in engine and vehicle efficiency required by the Phase 1 greenhouse gas emission standards, and provide an opportunity to achieve further greenhouse gas reductions for 2018 and later model-year heavy-duty vehicles, including trailers. Fleet: Schneider, Walmart.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

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The German firm TWAICE was founded in June 2018 by Dr. Michael Baumann and Dr. Nowadays, there are other startups popping up in this field, which is also good, because it’s a lot of market education in this new market. But back then, we really saw the potential of this and decided to spin this off after our PhD, which we did in 2018.

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Nissan unveils electric ecosystem for Europe: new EVs, infrastructure; charging options; V2G

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Nissan also announced its new 2018 range of home and office charging units. Designed for fleet and business owners, the fast charger can also be purchased by consumers who want an even quicker charging experience. The new range of home and office charging units will be available from early 2018. Charging units.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

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I launched Emporia in the spring of 2018 with co-founders Ted Graham and Franz Ketwig—we have worked together since 2006 in the commodities trading space, and they now share the Chief Technical Officer role at Emporia. Shawn: When we launched the company back in 2018, this was a huge part of the business model.

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