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Volta Trucks starts series production of the all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive

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Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Steyr Automotive offers Volta Trucks more than 100 years of manufacturing experience building commercial vehicles.

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Ram reveals all-electric Ram 1500 REV pickup in Super Bowl ad; on-line reservations open

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The Ram Truck brand unveiled its Ram 1500 REV battery-electric truck for the first time in a Super Bowl commercial yesterday. The commercial also signaled the official opening of customer reservations for a place in line to per-order the truck at RamRev.com.

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Volta Trucks collaborates with ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) on the all-electric Volta Zero; braking, steering, suspension

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Volta Trucks announced a long-term agreement with ZF for some of the core systems and components in the all-electric Volta Zero. ZF technologies fitted to the Volta Zero have been designed and configured specifically for commercial vehicle use and form part of the key systems.

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B-ON, Chery partner to develop and produce all-electric commercial vehicles

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B–ON, the European provider of clean mobility solutions, and Chery Group, the leading Chinese automobile brand, have reached an agreement for a larger strategic partnership, including the formation of a joint venture and the launch of the new Pelkan electric light commercial vehicle.

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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric commercial vehicles to Macnab EV Sales

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to deliver 126 vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023. Macnab has been a leader in the Canadian commercial transportation industry since 1935. The Lightning ZEV3 Transit passenger van is available in battery-electric versions offering 140-mile and 200-mile ranges.

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DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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Diesel is the predominant technology in commercial trucking, school, and transit bus sectors, according to the Diesel Technology Forum’s analysis of data sourced from S&P Global Mobility TIPNet data of vehicles in operation for Class 3-8 as of December 2021. Electric and other categories each register less than 1%.

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Lion Electric to deliver 10 all-electric trucks to Amazon

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Lion Electric will deliver 10 battery electric trucks to Amazon; the first two will be delivered this year. Our all-electric trucks will be a valuable addition to Amazon’s trucking operations as they work to deliver on their sustainability goals. —Marc Bedard, CEO and founder of Lion.