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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss is the culmination of a wider strategic collaboration between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss to pioneer electric sustainable transport operations. This enables the quick deployment of EV trucks while minimizing the charging infrastructure costs for the end-users.

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DP World and Einride to deploy the largest autonomous electric truck fleet in the Middle East

Baua Electric

The mobility company has partnered with supply chain solutions provider DP World to help make its fleet of 100 electric trucks operate more efficiently in Dubai before potentially going autonomous soon. Einride continues to grow its reputation as a leader in electric and autonomous freight mobility.

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Demand Response Management for EVs

Blink Charging

Last year, Blink introduced a new demand response feature, enhancing grid management alongside existing local load management capabilities. Load management facilitates cost reduction by sharing power among multiple chargers, while demand response enables hosts to engage in grid optimization programs.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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New Alliance Including Eaton, IBM, AECOM, and Beiqi Foton to Advance EVs in China

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NESTIA, the New Energy Sustainable Transportation International Alliance, includes Eaton, AECOM, IBM, vehicle manufacturer Beiqi Foton Motor Co., NESTIA will place special focus on deployment of clean energy vehicles in taxi, bus, refuse and sanitation fleets, along with the accompanying charging infrastructure.

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IEA working paper highlights potential role of natural gas in reducing global road transport CO2

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The global natural gas vehicle fleet has grown rapidly in the last 10 years, but still represents less than 1% of global transport fuel consumption. The global fleet of NGVs consists largely of passenger cars/LDVs, although there are some regional differences. Click to enlarge. gas sources, such as biogas or bio-synthetic gas.

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Study concludes no one strategy sufficient for targeted GHG reduction from LDVs; positive combinatorial effects

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To be able to balance instantaneously demand and supply, a fleet of power plants using different fuels is operating at any given time. Wind and solar resources are intermittent and require changes in the operations of the grid at appreciable generation fractions, they note. —Mashayekh et al. —Mashayekh et al.