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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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EV technology developer Battle Motors has acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company. and Nick Sampson, co-founder of Faraday Future and former head of vehicle engineering at Tesla. Battle Motors was founded by Michael Patterson, the founder of Romeo Power; Paul Marsolan, co-founder and former CTO of InAuth, Inc.;

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UK consortium developing biogas and hydrogen dual-fuel Class 66 locomotive

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million) of government funding to develop a biogas and hydrogen dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive. The Freightliner Class 66 locomotives are 3300hp diesel electric mainline units introduced in 1998. This will be achieved by retrofitting the Class 66 with Clean Air Power’s precision injection technology.

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Rivian chooses company for Georgia plant construction

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Alongside Clayco, the construction project will include Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as the Design Architect, along with firm Jacobs as the Engineer of Record. Tuition for the program is set to be covered by the Georgia HOPE grants, while Rivian will pay for incremental expenses such as textbooks and other class materials.

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Autocar launches E-ACTT electric terminal tractor

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With advanced monitoring systems and innovative telematics in every unit, the E- ACTT terminal tractor provides cost savings for both predictive and preventive maintenance. Autocar’s telematics allows each tractor to predict when maintenance is needed, allowing the fleet owner to reduce or eliminate downtime and generate cost savings.

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ZeroAvia, MHIRJ 1st phase technical study confirms feasibility of hydrogen-electric CRJ aircraft

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The hydrogen-electric CRJ aircraft would be equipped with two ZeroAvia regional jet engines (derivatives of the ZA2000 engine class) to match the existing performance. There are more than 1,400 CRJ Series aircraft that could potentially be converted to fly with the ZA2000 engine.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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Their pilot project for an app-based ride-hailing service using automated Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles has now been launched in San José, California. They will use an app developed by Daimler Mobility AG to book a journey by the automated S-Class vehicles from a defined pick-up point to their destination.

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ZeroAvia unveils hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for aviation

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The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs. ZeroAvia prototype shown powering a 6-seat Piper M-Class aircraft, already in flight tests from February 2019. The company is already flight-testing its powertrain prototype in a Piper M-Class airframe.

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