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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks and Bucher Municipal have now entered into a collaboration to electrify sewer cleaner trucks. By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe.

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Africa’s waste industry just got a whole lot cleaner with its first electric garbage truck

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The electric garbage truck will be the first fully electric heavy-duty truck from a global manufacturer to begin operation in Africa, marking a significant milestone as we move closer toward a sustainable transportation industry globally.

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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

Green Car Congress

Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry.

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Volvo Trucks to demonstrate Volvo VNR electric trucks in California in 2019; commercialize in NA in 2020

Green Car Congress

The Volvo VNR Electric leverages the versatility of the new Volvo VNR series with a proven fully-electric powertrain, and represents a strategic stride toward a comprehensive electrified transport ecosystem. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has preliminarily awarded $44.8

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BYD sees NEV share reaching 50% in the next 3 months in China as EV price war heats up

Baua Electric

About half of BYD’s sales are all-electric, while the other half are PHEVs. Wang said China’s NEV makers must embrace the industry’s shift while advancing cleaner tech. Electric vehicles pushed China past Japan to become the global auto export leader. Last year, NEVs accounted for 35% of China’s auto sales.

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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

Green Car Congress

With renewable power technologies well developed, delivering cleaner power to buildings and manufacturing, and driving the electrification of road transport present the clearest initial path for decarbonization. Speeding up this shift will be vital to meeting climate targets.

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UPS to deploy 35 ARRIVAL purpose-built lightweight electric delivery vans in London and Paris

Green Car Congress

UPS is marshaling its global scale to encourage innovation within the automotive industry. The result is a safer and cleaner fleet for the communities in which we deliver. Last December, UPS ordered 125 new fully-electric semi-tractors to be built by Tesla in 2019. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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