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Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS

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Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The Volvo LIGHTS project was made possible by an award to South Coast AQMD of $44.8 Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Volvo Group contributed $36.7

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Daimler Truck North America and partners move ahead with public charging infrastructure JV: Greenlane

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Greenlane addresses the need for a publicly available, nationwide electric charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles, especially for long-haul freight operations, and is a major step toward developing a sustainable zero-emission vehicle ecosystem across North America.

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ADL unveils its first electric three-axle double-deck bus for North America: Enviro500EV CHARGE

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NFI), unveiled its first electric three-axle double deck bus for North America. The Enviro500EV CHARGE is the North American all-electric version of the world’s best-selling double deck bus, and is produced by NFI subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL). Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc.

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Hertz, bp collaborate to accelerate EV charging in North America

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Hertz has a national footprint of locations across North America suitable for bp pulse to build and manage a network of fast-charging hubs to serve Hertz customers, including taxi and ride sharing drivers, as well as the general public.

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Mercedes-Benz to launch global branded high-power charging network, starting in North America with €1B investment

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Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. At CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Mercedes-Benz announced that the rollout of its high-power charging network will start this year in North America.

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Volvo Trucks to begin selling all-electric trucks in North America in 2020

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million to SCAQMD for the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project. The Volvo LIGHTS project will involve 16 partners, and transform freight operations at the facilities of two of the United States’ top trucking fleets. . —Peter Voorhoeve, President of Volvo Trucks North America.

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Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

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Partnerships with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, ENGIE and EVBox Group as well as PowerElectronics in battery-electric charging contribute to enabling the economic use of CO 2 -neutral trucks in driving operations. The sites will also be available for light-duty vehicles to serve the greater goal of electrifying mobility.