Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Performance Team – A Maersk Company, a warehousing and distribution company, has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks ( earlier post )—the largest commercial order of the North American zero-tailpipe emission model to date.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2023

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, announced the signing of a vehicle purchase agreement with MGT Lease Company, a national fleet leasing provider, to purchase 250 all-electric commercial class 3 cab chassis EV trucks. The contract is valued at $15,755,000.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The joint research team of KIMM and HMC injected hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber of the engine of an existing HMC hybrid vehicle, with a pressure of more than 30 bar.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Nissan is now using two battery electric vehicle (BEV) heavy-duty, Class 8 trucks to deliver new vehicles from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA)to dealerships in the Los Angeles region. Nikola and Kenworth will each provide trucks that will pull traditional car haulers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2022

The Hypertruck ERX is an electric powertrain that is recharged by an onboard natural gas generator for Class 8 commercial trucks that aims to provide lower operating costs, emissions reductions, and superior performance. Hyliion’s electrified powertrain solutions are designed to be installed on most major Class 8 commercial trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

The grant supports the demonstration of Hino’s Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in real world operations in California ports. Hino will provide several of its prototype Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), recently revealed at the ACT Expo this past August as part of a joint development effort with Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Hyundai Heavy Industries successfully verified the performance of a recently developed 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine, which can selectively use diesel and a mixture of LNG and hydrogen to reduce emissions. Hyundai Heavy says the engine is a first step toward hydrogen-fueled engines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety. The design has already passed UN 38.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

DHL is piloting four BYD Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the Los Angeles market, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season. Equipped with a comfortable air-ride cab and air suspension, the trucks have more than enough power and torque to operate at 82,000 lbs. combined weight.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office, in collaboration with the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, has established technical targets for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in long-haul tractor-trailer Class 8 truck applications. The US market for Class 8 trucks is large and growing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Hyattsville, Maryland, is deploying a BYD 6R Class 6 electric refuse truck, one of several fully-electric or hybrid vehicles in the City’s fleet, and the first commercially deployed Class 6 refuse truck in the country, according to BYD. The BYD 6R is capable of working an entire shift without recharging.

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Electrek

APRIL 8, 2024

Mercedes-Benz is unveiling its long-awaited electric G-Class at the Beijing Motor Show later this month. The G-Wagon is finally going all-electric. Mercedes has been teasing the electric 4×4 since the concept version debuted in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) a leading US foodservice distribution company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2022

Researchers at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium have designed and synthesized a new class of electrically conducting anionic coordination polymers for all practically relevant alkali-cation storage. Wang et al. V for Li-, Na- and K-ion batteries. —Wang et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2022

Starting August 9, 2022, applications will be accepted in California for replacement of eligible Class 8 trucks with zero-emission technology. This solicitation will remain open until all funding is exhausted.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Hino Trucks announced Project Z, the company’s development path to zero emissions vehicles, ranging from class 4 to class 8. The ZEV products ranged from a class 5 on a SEA Electric SEA-Drive 120a on a Hino M5 chassis, up to a Hino XL Series class 8 tractor powered by Toyota’s Fuel Cell system ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Southern California Edison (SCE) is the US’ first utility to receive and to test the eCascadia, the Freightliner Class 8 electric truck ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

The VNR Electric models from Volvo Trucks North America are the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in Albertsons Cos. to make the first commercial 100% zero-emission grocery delivery with a Class 8 truck in the US. Albertsons Cos.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

For well heeled drivers who want a Mercedes with battery power but are not a fully electric car, the S Class 580e PHEV is perfect. The post Driving The Mercedes S Class 580e PHEV appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors has announced a new model of its Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Van. The Class 3 van supports wheelchair lifts, custom floor rails, and custom bus doors. Many of these new features will be offered in Lightning eMotors’ Class 4, 5, 6 and 7 vehicles in 2021. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Electrek

MARCH 8, 2024

Tesla has successfully managed to kill another class action lawsuit from customers by forcing them to go to arbitration. It’s the second time in a few months that Tesla has managed to weasel its way out of a class-action lawsuit with its sneaky arbitration clause.

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Innovation News Network

APRIL 2, 2024

The post Uppsala University scientists discover new class of drugs to combat antibiotic resistance appeared first on Innovation News Network. Uppsala University have made a groundbreaking drug discovery that may be crucial in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, and Dana Incorporated, a leader in commercial vehicle drivetrains known for its Spicer Electrified technologies, have launched a national program with Idealease to demonstrate Hyliion’s Hybrid Diesel Powertrain to Idealease customers. Hyliion Inc.,

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class unveiled at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany, offers a close-to-production insight into the upcoming family of vehicles that stands at the gateway to the brand.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Allison Transmission has been selected by Hino Trucks as its e-Axle development partner for Class 6, 7 and 8 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) trucks. Under the terms of the JCA, Hino will be the first global OEM to integrate the eGen Power 100S, ensuring a partnership in Class 6 through Class 8 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

will be providing three vehicles to Penske Truck Leasing, all of which will incorporate its 6X4HE Class 8 hybrid system. Brand- and engine-agnostic, the 6X4HE can be installed on any Class 8 vehicle from any manufacturer. Hyliion Inc. Earlier post.) The solution was developed in partnership with Dana Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A combined experimental and computational study published in Nature Catalysis shows promising results for a new class of catalysts producing ammonia under mild conditions. Hansen, have introduced a new class of complex metal hydride catalysts that enable mild-condition ammonia synthesis.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

The Lightning eChassis, developed with Tier 1 supplier Metalsa, will be available for Class 4 and Class 5 commercial electric chassis cab, stripped chassis, and cutaway chassis configurations. Lightning eMotors announced the availability of the Lightning eChassis, an all-new rolling chassis purpose-built for commercial EV applications.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Urban Utility is a Class 3 commercial electric vehicle targeting more than 5,700 lbs. With the introduction of the Urban Utility, ELMS will have a product portfolio spanning the $130-billion North America Class 1-3 commercial vehicle market. of max payload, more than 11,000 lbs. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

REE Automotive announced the P7-B, a Class 3 box truck built on a P7 cab chassis. Specifications Class 3 P7-B. The new P7-B is part of a fleet of vehicles available to prospective customers to evaluate, test, and experience the agility, performance, and design enabled by REE’s novel REEcorner x-by-wire technology ( earlier post ).

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

WAVE Charging has successfully integrated its high-power wireless charging technology into Kenworth’s Class 6 electric trucks, specifically the K270E and K370E models, marking the first OEM-approved high-power wireless charging integration of its kind.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Mercedes-Benz will reportedly be offering the all-electric EQS with a traditional grille lifted from the S-Class sedan. By contrast, the S-Class saw 10,122 deliveries in 2023 and it was a particularly bad sales year for a model that was launched nearly half a decade ago.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

We are combining the best of last century’s severe-duty diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) technology with best-in-class EV technology to produce full electric trucks for the marketplace. Battle Motors is bringing the Battle-Ready Class 8 severe duty full electric truck to the market this summer with 12 top tier Municipal customers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is returning to IAA Mobility from September 5 to 10 and is once again defining class with the world premiere of the new Concept CLA Class, the forerunner of a new model family at the gateway to Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The production launch of the Mercedes-Benz A-class in two plug-in hybrid models is a strategic milestone as part of our global electric initiative. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant is therefore optimally prepared for the upcoming production launch of the hybrid B-Class. kWh, serves as an electric energy storage unit.

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