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Daimler Trucks North America unveils two Freightliner electric vehicle models and Electric Innovation Fleet

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Freightliner Trucks premiered two fully electrified commercial vehicles—a Freightliner eCascadia heavy-duty truck and a Freightliner eM2 106 medium-duty truck—during the Daimler Trucks Capital Market and Technology Day in Portland. GCWR are part of Daimler Trucks’ global electrified truck initiative.

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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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Using life cycle assessment, the researchers quantified the total environmental impacts of shared e-scooters associated with global warming; acidification; eutrophication; and respiratory impacts. These results were similar to those of a larger survey done by the city of Portland, Oregon.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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million miles). Thanks to our global presence, customers all over the world are testing various vehicle concepts in diverse practical applications. In the United States, the heavy-duty eCascadia and the medium-duty eM2 were premiered in Portland in June 2018. This represents a strong competitive advantage.

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Daimler Trucks to invest €500M in highly automated trucks; stepping away from platooning, shooting for L4 automation

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Daimler Trucks announced that it will invest €500 million (around US$570 million) over the next years and create more than 200 new jobs in its global push to bring highly automated trucks (SAE level 4) to the road within a decade.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. Road conditions and layouts can vary drastically over a matter of miles and so it is vital that self-driving is facilitated collaboratively. Local traffic authorities play a significant role in this.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Portland, Ore.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Nissan to Take Reservations for LEAF EV in US in Spring 2010; Goaling 20,000 Reservations by Late 2010

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Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and Los Angeles—all of which are among the first markets where LEAF will be available globally. More than 90% of the people who have contacted Nissan indicate that they drive less than 100 miles daily, which is the range of LEAF when fully charged. Tucson, Ariz.;

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