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Penske Truck Leasing joins CharIN to promote electric commercial vehicle charging standards

Green Car Congress

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. —Brian Hard, President and CEO of Penske Truck Leasing. Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

Cars That Think

Drinking water systems pose increasingly attractive targets as malicious hacker activity is on the rise globally , according to new warnings from security agencies around the world. Last November, for instance, hackers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard broke into a water system in the western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa.

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Alcoa to roll out lightest heavy-duty truck wheel in Europe, offering increased fuel efficiency, payload

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Alcoa, the inventor and global leader of forged aluminum wheels, will roll out its lightest heavy-duty truck wheel in Europe to help fleets increase payload and fuel efficiency. The Ultra ONE Wheel is made with the strongest wheel alloy on the market, Alcoa’s MagnaForce alloy.

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Owners of aging Teslas, this new bespoke warranty plan is for you

Baua Electric

EVs require less maintenance than gas cars, but they’re not infallible. Amber currently operates in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, and it plans to extend to other states soon. Amber also announced the close of its $3.18

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Alcoa unveils first aluminum alloy fan blade forging for jet engines; $1.1B supply agreement w/ Pratt & Whitney

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The increased efficiency also translates to fewer engine stages and parts for lower weight and reduced maintenance costs. The Company also holds leading market positions in aerospace sheet and plate produced by its midstream business, Global Rolled Products (GRP).

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News: Ford Puts E-Transit Vans Out for Public Test

Clean Fleet Report

The fleets of the two companies span industries such as rental, delivery, service, maintenance, telecom and utilities, which should provide an opportunity to evaluate how the software and hardware systems work in a variety of environments and build the real-world use cases that are essential to commercial vehicle sales. “We

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

million global public charging stations, with a 55% increase in 2021 alone. Taxing charging revenue The federal government and many states currently tax sales of gasoline and diesel to fund “related government services like road construction, maintenance, repair, and public transportation.” By the end of 2022, there were 2.7

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