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MARCH 2, 2021

a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered heavy vehicles ( earlier post ), plans to build the largest fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production line for commercial vehicles in the United States at its new Hyzon Innovation Center located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Hyzon Motors Inc.,

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Gevo and Axens North America have entered into an agreement that establishes a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the commercialization of sustainable ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) projects in the United States. Axens would also provide process guarantees for commercial ETJ projects. 30 years of commercial operation.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Pace is the transportation backbone of Chicago’s suburbs and one of the largest public bus service operators in North America, serving an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut. Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s own battery technology systems.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for tactical wheeled and tracked defense vehicles, and medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, has been awarded a $6.55-million Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

By opening the company’s first EV battery system factory on the East Coast of the United States, Proterra will bring battery production closer to its Proterra Powered customers and its own Proterra Transit electric bus manufacturing operations. Proterra’s new battery system manufacturing facility will be located at the 42.76-acre

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JUNE 23, 2021

This announcement brings the County’s total to 75 electric transit buses from Proterra, one of the largest fleets of 40-foot electric transit buses in the United States. Designed and manufactured in the United States, Proterra’s electric transit buses are equipped with the company’s battery technology systems.

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APRIL 13, 2023

Usually when discussing federal electric vehicle tax credits in the United States , most people are referring to the Clean Vehicle Credit (formerly the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit) for new EVs. Now, let’s look at these new federal tax credits for used and commercial EVs in more detail.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

The report covers light-duty passenger vehicles as well as medium-/heavy-duty commercial vehicles: semi-tractors; medium-duty vans and pickups; transit buses; box, utility aerial and dump trucks; and garbage trucks. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Vicinity Motor, a North American supplier of commercial electric vehicles, and Proterra announced a new collaboration to power Vicinity’s electric transit buses and work trucks with Proterra’s battery technology. The Proterra Powered Vicinity Lightning vehicle is expected to begin production in the third quarter of 2022.

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JULY 28, 2021

As part of the collaboration, Thermo King will integrate its E-200 all-electric refrigeration unit into the ELMS’ Urban Delivery electric vehicle (EV). This vehicle will be a prototype of the anticipated first Class 1 commercial EV available in the United States.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Proterra has concluded negotiations with LG Energy Solution on a new agreement that will provide Proterra with a long-term supply of cylindrical cells produced at an LG Energy Solution battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States.

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JULY 24, 2014

Under a new agreement, Fontaine Modification will install the back-of-cab and side-saddle CNG fuel storage, management and delivery systems manufactured by Mainstay Fuel Technologies on Class 8 heavy-duty, over-the-road tractors. Mainstay manufactures complete CNG fuel storage and delivery systems for Class 6, 7, and 8 heavy-duty trucks.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Located near Beulah, North Dakota, the Synfuels Plant will be transformed into the largest and lowest-cost, blue hydrogen production facility in the United States. This transformation will be greatly facilitated by the Synfuels Plant workforce of experienced personnel.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Customers will also be eligible for a $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government due to the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act”. The Tre BEV is also eligible for a variety of other incentives across the United States, including the $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government.

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JULY 27, 2021

The demo trucks that Hyundai will bring into the United States are developed based on XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced, heavy-duty truck powered by hydrogen. Hyundai Motor teamed with public and private partners in the US to operate 30 units of Class 8 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks, starting from the second quarter of 2023.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

RIZON, the newest brand of Daimler Truck commercial vehicles, has achieved full homologation in the United States, clearing the way for the sale of its class 4 and 5 medium-duty electric trucks nationwide.

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JULY 3, 2014

About one-third of all medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks registered in the United States (2.9 The data includes total registration information on Class 3-8 trucks from 2007 through 2013 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. million of 8.8

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Once operational, this project will provide enough hydrogen fuel to support more than 1,000 Class 8 trucks or buses per day. —Jason Baran, Fusion Fuel’s Chief Commercial Officer. Electus Energy is an infrastructure developer focusing on hydrogen fuel production and distribution for both commercial and municipal partners.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $44 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002707 ) to support projects developing commercial-ready technologies that give the United States a net-zero or net negative emissions pathway toward increased domestic supplies of critical elements required for the transition to clean energy.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

These achievements highlight the company’s ability to leverage existing infrastructure within the transportation sector, giving it a clear advantage to scale quickly and move to commercialization. The commencement of ClearFlame’s first pilot fleet trial with Beck’s, highlighting strong interest from commercial fleets.

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JUNE 4, 2021

United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The Electrification Coalition released a new report that identifies solutions and actions that industry stakeholders should take to help the United States accelerate the adoption of electric trucks in the freight sector. Three out of four commercial trucks on the road today—and 98% of Class 8 trucks—are powered by diesel.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. —Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer of ABC Companies.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach sales and support in the USA and Canada, has finalized an agreement with Lightning Systems, a Loveland, Colorado-based developer of zero-emission electric drivetrains for commercial vehicle fleets. —Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer, ABC Companies.

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MARCH 13, 2021

The company had previously announced plans to develop and produce a full range of class 4 through 8 Battery Electric Trucks by 2024. Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, manufactures, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial trucks in the United States. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 31, 2021

The Lightning Electric Class 4 commercial box trucks will deliver products to all five boroughs of New York City. Fluid Truck is the process of incorporating 600 Lightning Electric vehicles onto their platform, rolling out the vehicles to several cities throughout the United States.

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MAY 4, 2023

Following eighteen months of extensive core drilling and independent chemical analysis, NETL researchers and Ramaco now believe that the Brook Mine property contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of REEs discovered in the United States.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Proterra has successfully commercialized an electric powertrain for use in heavy-duty vehicles. With more than 500 vehicles on the road in the United States and Canada, Proterra has sold and delivered more battery-electric transit buses in North America than any other manufacturer.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Including smart and Mercedes-Benz Vans, total BEV sales rose above 99,000 units (+90.3%). The retail launch in the two largest markets—the United States and China—started in December, providing a further boost to customer orders. Mercedes-Benz Vans: Sales of Commercial Vans increased in 2021. respectively.

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MAY 6, 2023

The Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Program provides funding to offset the costs of replacing heavy-duty commercial vehicles with zero-emission vehicles, deploy infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, and maintain these zero-emission vehicles, and develop and train the necessary workforce. Zero-emission port equipment (e.g.,

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JANUARY 31, 2020

In order to achieve the commercial flight capability of the Wright 1, Wright is engineering electrical systems at the megawatt scale by building a 1.5 The motor and power system development program is the next step towards building its narrowbody-class aircraft. MW electric motor and inverter at 3 kilovolts.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Michelin will acquire NexTraq , a US provider of commercial fleet telematics, in an all-cash transaction. Since its inception in 2000, NexTraq has become a leading provider of GPS fleet management solutions for fleets of small commercial vehicles (classes 3‒5) ranging from two to 50 vehicles.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

V8 engine in Class 3-7 chassis. Propane is a popular alternative fuel for commercial fleets due to the domestic fuel’s reduced costs and emissions. As ROUSH CleanTech marks its 10-year anniversary, it has sold more than 37,000 vehicles across the United States and Canada. Ford’s new 7.3L

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

City and county governments, transportation agencies, as well as nonprofits, can order all-electric Class 3 to 5 passenger buses under the program. Lightning Electric Ford E-450 shuttles, such as these units with bodies from Diamond Coach, are available on the CALACT purchase contract.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

billion in the dedicated EV and battery plant in the United States. The new factory is slated to start commercial production by the first half of 2025. The Asian car maker aims to reach an annual capacity of 300,000 units with HMGMA. Hyundai plans to invest $5.54

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