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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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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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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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LiquidPiston awarded $9M contract from DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for compact efficient heavy-fueled rotary engine program

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LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output.

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MAN supplying mixed medium- and high-speed engines for hybrid foundation/wind turbine installation vessels

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MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, COSCO Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. The previous three orders were for engines for two X-class and another F-class vessel.

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

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and Nick Sampson, co-founder of Faraday Future and former head of vehicle engineering at Tesla. 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 One.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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Gatik and Cummins integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology with Cummins’ advanced powertrain

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Under the collaboration, Cummins will utilize its suite of advanced software features to integrate its powertrain solution to enable Drive-by-wire (DbW) for Gatik’s industry-first medium-duty (class 6) Isuzu FTR fleet with the Cummins B6.7 Cummins will work closely with Gatik’s engineering team to provide additional technical expertise.

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