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Mack Trucks introduces medium-duty Mack MD Electric; 2nd BEV in lineup

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The MD Series cab design features a short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement of 103 inches, an industry best. Mack Trucks is part of the Volvo Group. Similar to the diesel-powered Mack MD Series, Mack matched the bold look and styling of the Mack Anthem, Mack’s highway model, as a basis for the MD Electric grille and hood design.

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Bahrain’s Mumtalakat buys out McLaren, secures full ownership over supercar brand: Report | Autocar Professional

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Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, has assumed full control of McLaren Group, manufacturer of high-end sportscars and majority owner of the McLaren F1 team, BBC reported. Mumtalakat has been an investor in McLaren Group since 2007, when it bought a 30% stake from founding shareholders Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh.

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F1 Drama After Whistleblower Accuses FIA President of Shenanigans

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According to BBC Sport , Ben Sulayem was said to have intervened to overturn a time penalty issued to Fernando Alonso during the race. From BBC Sport : The report, by compliance officer Paolo Basarri, says the whistleblower reported that Ben Sulayem "pretended the stewards to overturn their decision to issue" the penalty to Alonso.

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ARB fines 12 ocean-going shippers $476,750 for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation

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Cyprus) c/o XT Shipping Group - $68,000 Vessel name: Blue Diamond. Reederei KG (Germany) - $55,500 Vessel name: BBC Arizona. All were fined for either failing to switch to cleaner fuel within 24 nautical miles of the California coast, or for switching fuels in an untimely manner: Univan Maritime Ltd. Firon Shipping Inc.

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U.K. based battery producer Britishvolt collapses ahead of production

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But according to the BBC , the company has entered administration with very little information on how it plans to move forward. Hence all of the information has come from leaks to the media, notably the BBC. in Germany, and countless others. Thus far, Bristhvolt has not published a press release detailing their supposed collapse.

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Elon Musk clashes with NPR over Twitter policy

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For instance, while the BBC is correctly labeled as “publically funded ,” none of its affiliate accounts have received the same tag. In retaliation to Elon Musk’s upheld policy decision, some Twitter users have pointed out that the policy is unevenly applied to other media organizations outside the United States.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The group’s membership includes individuals from the U.S., Chelsea Sexton Chelsea Sexton, the co-founder of EV advocacy group Plug In America , has been involved with EVs since the 1990s when General Motors was developing their first modern EV. Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries.