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Volvo receives order for up to 1,000 electric trucks from Holcim

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Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world’s largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks; the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The E-Mobility Group of Daimler Trucks & Buses is launching a worldwide initiative to establish a charging infrastructure for battery-electric trucks. In addition, the participants are also concerned with aspects such as optimized load management of the electricity grid and sustainable electricity supply.

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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. At the new plant, the Group will manufacture the same proven fuel cell systems that are used for Hyundai Motor’s NEXO fuel cell electric SUV.

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Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

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Through the project, also known as Zero-Emission Regional Truck Operations with Fuel Cell Electric Truck, Hyundai Motor will deploy 30 Class 8 6x4 XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty tractors at the Port of Oakland, Calif., Our ultimate goal is to fight climate change and build a sustainable future. million km as of 30 April 2022.

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Watch this autonomous excavator build a 215 foot retaining wall [video]

Baua Electric

If the crew at ETH is successful, building stone retaining walls will soon become a “set it and forget it” task for robots to complete. You can watch the ETH HEAP put all its onboard tech to work building a 215 foot long, 20 foot high retaining wall all on its own in the video, below. Robots like their HEAP excavator.

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Groupe Renault and Faurecia to collaborate on hydrogen storage systems for light commercial vehicles

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These systems will be developed and produced at its global center of expertise in Bavans, France. As volumes, increase production will be extended to a new plant dedicated to hydrogen storage systems that Faurecia is building in Allenjoie, France. —Gilles le Borgne, Executive Vice-President Engineering Groupe Renault.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

Plug in America

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. While the United States has been a leader in electric mobility in many ways, we also lag behind several countries in EV market share.

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