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CASE unveils first fully electric backhoe loader: the 580 EV

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CASE Construction Equipment introduced “Project Zeus”: the 580 EV, the construction industry’s first fully electric backhoe loader. —Leandro Lecheta, head of construction equipment — North America, CNH Industrial. The 580 EV is the first formal entry into the electric equipment market for CASE. and Moog Inc.,

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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MAN Truck & Bus establishing large-scale production of batteries for electric trucks and buses at Nuremberg site

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MAN is thus laying the foundations for the large-scale industrialization of electric drive systems for trucks and buses. We are now starting to industrialize electromobility and continue on our path to climate-neutral mobility in commercial vehicles. It is a groundbreaking location and investment decision for the next decades.

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

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Since then, the market for electric vehicles has exploded, and with it the EV charging industry. This is leading to four dramatic shifts in the EV charging industry and opening the door for EV charging companies to have an even greater impact. This raises the ceiling for the EV charging industry dramatically.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). Fully Electric Powered, Hydraulic Assisted, Compact Track Loader. Equitable Mobility Powering Opportunities for Workplace Electrification Readiness (EMPOWER).

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. eTRUs deliver a lower total cost of ownership and are more environmentally friendly than diesel-powered units currently serving the majority of the market today. XL Fleet Corp.

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RISE Robotics raises $3M in additional funding; electric linear actuation systems

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Linear actuators create the push-and-pull movements in the mechanisms of heavy machinery which are essential for lifting and loading materials across many industries, including: construction, agriculture, and waste management. Without linear actuators excavators couldn’t dig, garbage trucks couldn’t crush, and forklifts couldn’t lift.

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