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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales of these light-duty diesels represent approximately 0.8%

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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In February 2022, a team from Argonne National Lab published a report “Carbon Intensities of Refining Products in Petroleum Refineries with Co-Processed Biofeedstocks”. The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas. United States. doi: 10.2172/1846005

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Plus.ai, FAW Jiefang form JV to develop self-driving trucks for China; first production-class L2 semi-autonomous truck

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The exclusive partnership is also launching its first product, the first production-class L2 semi-autonomous truck, which is built on Plus.ai’s L4 autonomous technology stack. trillion metric ton-kilometers of freight are moved by a fleet of more than 5 million heavy-duty trucks and more than 14 million light- and medium-duty trucks.

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GM Ventures invests in nano-structured steel alloys company NanoSteel; potential for light-weighting

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The automotive industry has identified a future generation of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) materials for lightweighting vehicles across all lines, with an availability target of 2017-2025 for integration into vehicle structural designs and production. Click to enlarge. —Daniel Branagan, Ph.D.,

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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The Velabit leverages Velodyne’s lidar technology and manufacturing partnerships for cost optimization and high-volume production. Multiple manufacturing sources scheduled to be available for qualified production projects. The Velabit will be available to customers mid-2020. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Toyota establishes H2HQ in California to promote fuel cell technology – ET Auto

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New Delhi: Reaffirming its commitment to support fuel cell and additional hydrogen-related products and technology toward a hydrogen economy, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Friday announced that it is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters ( H2HQ ).

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