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California JETSI to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks

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The project, known as Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative, or JETSI, is the largest commercial deployment of battery-electric trucks in North America to date. With the deployment of a combined 50 BETs at its Ontario facility, NFI will operate the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in California.

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Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

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—Andrew Lund, chief engineer, Toyota Motor North America Research and Development. Reducing airborne pollution at the Ports of L.A. Port fleet rollout. Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. and Long Beach is an important driver of this program.

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Port of Los Angeles rolls out $82.5M hydrogen fuel cell electric freight demonstration; Toyota fuel cell technology

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The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co., —Bob Carter, Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor North America. TTSI) and Southern Counties Express (SCE).

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Lion Electric receives conditional purchase order for 1,000 electric school buses in Canada

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If confirmed, this purchase order would allow STC to become the largest operator of electric school buses in North America. These electric buses would replace existing diesel vehicles within STC’s Canadian fleet. Deliveries would begin in 2022 and occur through the first half of 2026.

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Navigant expects global share of electric buses to grow to nearly 33% by 2030

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However, Navigant says, the adoption of electric buses (e-buses) will continue to rise as battery prices decline and a greater importance is placed on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. Fleets can take advantage of increasing government support to help surmount the high upfront costs associated with e-buses.

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Frito-Lay boosts electric fleet; 275 electric trucks by the end of 2012

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Frito-Lay is growing its electric truck fleet in California. By the end of this year, Frito-Lay will have more than 275 electric trucks deployed in the US, making Frito-Lay the largest commercial fleet of all-electric trucks in the country. —Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, supply chain for Frito-Lay North America. ?.

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Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

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Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. The first, a joint developed of utility Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America called Electric Island , opened in 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

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