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Daimler Truck North America and Cummins collaborate to upfit Freightliner Cascadia with hydrogen fuel cell powertrains

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Cummins and Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America, are collaborating to upfit and validate Freightliner Class 8 Cascadia trucks with a Cummins hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for use in North America. —Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins.

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XALT Energy batteries powering MCI all-electric passenger coach

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NFI, the parent company of New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., New Flyer is a long-standing, strategic customer to XALT and uses the company’s batteries to power its Xcelsior CHARGE all-electric urban buses that are running in cities across North America. Fuel cells.

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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

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Penske will focus its attention on helping to promote electric vehicle charging standards for commercial vehicles in North America by participating with the group’s “High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles Task Force” (HPCCV Task Force). —Brian Hard, President and CEO of Penske Truck Leasing.

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Smith Electric Vehicles and Proton Power Sign MoU for Developing Commercial Electric Vehicle With Fuel Cell Range Extender; First Prototype at Hannover Fair 2010

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Proton Power Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smith Electric Vehicles, the commercial electric vehicle division of The Tanfield Group Plc. Proton Power Systems is the parent company of Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, an independent fuel cell system developer, based in Germany.

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GM to boost EV and AV investments 75% to $35B through 2025; new battery plants

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GM’s additional investments and new collaborations include: Accelerating Ultium battery cell production in the United States: GM is accelerating plans to build two new battery cell manufacturing plants in the United States by mid-decade to complement the Ultium Cells LLC plants under construction in Tennessee and Ohio.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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The car ultimately never made it to mass production, and it was listed on TIME’s “50 Worst Cars of All-Time” list, which is harsh considering it was one of the first attempts at a battery-powered vehicle in the modern age. Commercializing U.S.-made Further details about these new U.S.