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Sysco Corporation intends to purchase up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) a leading US foodservice distribution company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)

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Plug and Nikola partner; hydrogen supply, liquefaction and up to 75 Nikola Tre fuel cell trucks

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Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Nikola Corporation, a developer of zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, have entered a strategic relationship focused on moving the hydrogen economy forward. Availability is expected to be 2H 2023.

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Molicel to supply battery cells to Archer for production Midnight eVTOL

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Molicel ), a supplier of lithium-ion battery cells, entered into a memorandum of understanding for Molicel to manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. Molicel belongs to the energy business of Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC).

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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. As of 2017 , commuting to and from work accounted for 30 percent of all miles of passenger travel driven at the local level in the U.S. Meanwhile, the electrification of city- and corporate-owned vehicles has been dominating recent headlines. reach 50 percent EVs by 2030 ? percent) and men (64.7

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Nikola and BayoTech partner to advance hydrogen delivery

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Nikola Corporation and BayoTech, Inc., an innovator in hydrogen production, transportation and storage solutions, announced an agreement to advance reliable hydrogen supply for zero-emission commercial fuel cell electric vehicle fleets.

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GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

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The move will increase efficiency, reliability and lower the cost of moving manufacturing materials and components in a critical segment of the company’s supply chain. The trucks have a range of 200 miles per charge and will cover an estimated 125,000 miles annually – eliminating 210 tons of CO 2 emissions within the first year.

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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

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Over the past two years, Ballard has supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types of locomotives, with combined fuel cell power of 4MW. CPKC moves essential goods across a 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the US and Mexico. These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6

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