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Goodyear invests in autonomous trucking company Gatik; tire intelligence and autonomous middle mile logistics

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The collaboration will contribute to safer, more sustainable goods movement while reducing costs for Gatik’s customers in the B2B short-haul market nationwide.

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Ryder 1st commercial fleet provider to surpass 100M natural gas vehicle miles

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announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Ryder plays an important role in advancing the environmental sustainability of commercial transportation and logistics. Ryder System, Inc.

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Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

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Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. SiC ahead in road to commercialization. Click to enlarge. million to a $3.8-million GaN Systems, Inc.;

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Will the remains of EV startup Arrival help keep Canoo alive?

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So if Canoo can tap into the know-how and manufacturing expertise necessary to put this equipment to use, this equipment might help it ramp up production of some components, if not the vehicles themselves, at lower cost. startup’s core operation was a significant acquisition, taking up more than 20 shipping containers.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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million for the creation of two new Biomass Crop Assistance Program ( BCAP ) project areas in New York and North Carolina, and the expansion of an already established BCAP project area in Arkansas. This Arkansas BCAP project area is sponsored by MFA Oil Biomass LLC, in Columbia, Mo. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers BCAP.

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Revoy electric trailer rolls into Trucking with Clean Fuels Conference

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Revoy EV’s electric trailer promises to make electrifying your OTR trucking fleet easy and cost-effective, and this one just pulled into the Port of Stockton ahead of the 2024 Trucking with Clean Fuels Conference. Will its weight and negative impact on GVWR be too much of an obstacle for the fuel savings to overcome?

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Delek sells AltAir renewable diesel/jet business to World Energy for $72M

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million, taking into consideration estimated working capital, Delek US’ portion of the biodiesel tax credit for 2017, and deal costs. For its first commercial project, AltAir partnered with Alon Energy USA to use its existing refinery in Paramount. We continue to evaluate options for our Long Beach and Bakersfield assets.

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