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Merchants Fleet intends to buy 12,600 electric light commercial vehicles from GM’s BrightDrop

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Merchants is working with BrightDrop to procure 12,600 BrightDrop EV600s, an all-new, electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges. Earlier post.). The EV600 is powered by the Ultium battery system and combines zero-emissions driving with segment-leading safety features.

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NREL report finds electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership than diesel under certain conditions

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A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Hylane GmbH buys 18 Hyzon fuel-cell-electric trucks

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Further, it is expected that customers will only pay for the miles actually driven; Hylane plans to cover maintenance or downtime costs. Germany is expected to be one of the major global markets for zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies in the coming years. —Craig Knight, Hyzon CEO and co-founder.

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Reliance buys Na-ion battery developer Faradion

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In addition, RNESL will also invest £25 million (US$34 million) as primary investment as growth capital to accelerate commercial roll out. Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet. billion ($7.4

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How Do the Used and Commercial Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

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But that’s not the only federal tax credit for buying an EV. Beginning in 2023, there are two new EV tax credits: the Used Clean Vehicle Credit and the Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit. Now, let’s look at these new federal tax credits for used and commercial EVs in more detail. 40,000 for all other vehicles.

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Range Energy offers a calculator for commercial fleets to calculate the potential savings from its electric trailers – Charged EVs

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Range Energy’s powered trailers offer a novel solution to the challenges of electrifying long-haul on-road trucks, allowing haulers to enjoy the savings of electrification without the up-front investment required to buy electric tractors. Range’s trailers are a futureproof investment.

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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

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No cost increase is passed on to U-Haul customers as a result of the renewable propane initiative. In June 2021, Oberon began production of the first rDME in the United States, and is the only current commercial producer of this molecule in the world. Earlier post.).

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