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Kenworth and Peterbilt first electric Class 8 trucks up Pike’s Peak; fuel cell and BEV

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PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. —Jason Skoog, Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president.

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Cummins, Daimler, Paccar battery JV picks Mississippi factory site

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The JV will localize battery cell production for commercial electric vehicles and is expected to create more than 2,000 U.S. Each of those companies will own 30% of and jointly control the resulting battery business, with the remaining 10% will go to Chinese battery-maker EVE Energy.

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California expected to move forward with diesel trucks ban

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Most notably, this could push many shipping companies on the west coast toward electric semis, such as those currently made by Tesla , Peterbilt, Volvo, and others. Garbage trucks, delivery trucks, commercial vans, and even medium-duty pickups are all currently powered by diesel engines and would be controlled by the new regulations.

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Tesla Semi takes center stage in Frito Lay’s mutli-million dollar sustainability initiative

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Frito-Lay called it a template for and an aid to help accelerate the continued proliferation of large-scale commercialization of zero-energy and net-zero energy technologies at freight facilities and warehouses. Six Peterbilt 220EV electric box trucks. Seven dual-head employee electric vehicle charging stations.

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Efficient Drivetrains delivers Class-6 PHEV with CNG range-extender armored truck

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Efficient Drivetrains has delivered the first of six plug-in-hybrid electric armored vehicles to Sectran Security. The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence.

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Eaton hybrid systems log 100M miles in service, reduce fuel consumption by 4M gallons

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More than 4,500 of Eaton’s hybrid systems are in use today on city buses, school buses, package delivery trucks, beverage delivery trucks, refrigerated delivery trucks, refuse and recycling trucks, utility vehicles and other commercial applications.

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Romeo Power to supply battery packs, modules and BMS to PACCAR for Peterbilt 579 and 520 electric trucks

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announced a long-term supply agreement with PACCAR, the manufacturer of light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates, to provide battery packs, modules and battery management systems (BMS) for PACCAR’s battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Romeo Power, Inc.

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