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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week. Finally, the new 48-volt electrical system operates the hoteling features without the engine running while delivering 12-volt power for the standard cab items like lighting or the instrument cluster.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. Hunt’s initial LNG truck operations, and will allow the fleet to add additional LNG vehicles in the future. Total DOE award: $13,299,101.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

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It’s the perfect time to look into the future and see what the coming year has in store for electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging infrastructure. . We probably won’t see a huge jump in battery capability in any 2023 vehicles, but the research and development will continue throughout this coming year for vehicles in the future. .

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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

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That order was followed over the next couple of years by the DoD’s awarding of well over US $100 million in grants, investments, and initiatives aimed at shoring up U.S. And-- You mentioned MP Materials, based in Las Vegas, and they have just started operating a large mine with a processing facility right nearby in Southeastern California.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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In the near future, autonomous systems will bring a new level of digital transformation to the industry worth trillions of dollars, including automating transportation, traffic management, municipal services, law enforcement, shipping, port management, construction, agriculture, and more. The Future of Autonomous Systems Security.

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