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Bollinger Motors previews B2 electric pickup

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Bollinger Motors previewed the all-electric, all-wheel-drive B2 pickup truck. As Bollinger Motors moves through the final stages of the B1, the B2 Pickup became a natural addition to their upcoming vehicle suite of distinctively-designed EV trucks. —Bollinger Motors Founder Robert Bollinger. Earlier post.).

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Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies sign strategic partnership agreement for “truck-e-fied ”electric motors

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KG signed an agreement on a strategic partnership focusing on building up expertise in process development and prototype construction of commercial-vehicle-specific electric motors. Gehring, based in Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg, has extensive know-how in the production of electric drive trains.

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Volkswagen’s Scout Motors breaks ground on $2 billion assembly plant

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Volkswagen’s Scout Motors company broke ground on its $2 billion South Carolina assembly plant. Scout Motors’ new assembly is located in Blythewood, South Carolina. Scout Motors estimated its South Carolina plan could generate 4,000 jobs in the area. Scout Motors R&D Center was expected to create 200 jobs in the area.

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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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General Motors will invest $2.2 billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. GM’s first all-electric truck will be a pickup with production scheduled to begin in late 2021. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant.

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Schneider taking delivery of 92 Class 8 eCascadia electric trucks

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Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, will soon begin taking delivery of 92 Class 8 battery-electric Freightliner e-Cascadia trucks ( earlier post ) at its intermodal operations in Southern California. Battery electric trucks will help further meet these goals.

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Detroit Smart Parking Lab opens in September for real-world automated and EV charging testing

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The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Led by Enterprise, the collaboration also aims to test more seamless and efficient rental car returns.

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GAC Motor to introduce signature sedan and new electric concept car at Detroit show

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China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. A new sedan model and a concept car will also make their world debuts during GAC Motor’s press conference. GAC Motor will debut the GA4, an all-new signature sedan at 2018 NAIAS.

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