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Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

Green Car Congress

million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. Max speed: 50 mph (80 km). The eStar is engineered with superior aerodynamics, a walk-through cab and a quick-change cassette-type battery that can be swapped out in 20 minutes, enabling around the clock operation. e-Star Quick Specs. 80 kWh Li-ion pack.

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Chipping away at the ICE

Electric Auto Association

I spent years in blissful blindness, never thinking about tailpipe emissions unless I was trying to tune an engine. Now there are more than 40 locations that have applied for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality VEMP Level 2 grants , and I know of a few more that are still discussing plans in committee.

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