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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The E-Mobility Group of Daimler Trucks & Buses is launching a worldwide initiative to establish a charging infrastructure for battery-electric trucks. —Gesa Reimelt, Head of E-Mobility Group Daimler Trucks & Buses. The initial focus is on charging stations installed at the depots of truck customers.

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BMW’s ReachNow installing Light & Charge locations in Seattle; 100 chargers at 20 new public sites

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ReachNow, the mobility services division of the BMW Group, Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Seattle celebrated the successful installation of the first of 20 Light & Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging locations that will more than double the number of Fast Chargers publicly available in Seattle. Source: eluminocity.

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Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

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Partnerships with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, ENGIE and EVBox Group as well as PowerElectronics in battery-electric charging contribute to enabling the economic use of CO 2 -neutral trucks in driving operations. The sites will also be available for light-duty vehicles to serve the greater goal of electrifying mobility.

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Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics expand public road testing in the US for automated truck technology

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Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics, partners in Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group ( earlier post ), will soon expand testing of automated truck technology to new public routes in the US. Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads.

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

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But they view the lack of charging infrastructure as a major bottleneck to widespread adoption, noting that most charging-infrastructure pushes so far have focused on light-duty passenger vehicles. Three of the largest commercial truck manufacturers have joined forces on charging infrastructure. But cost may also be an issue.

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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—Gesa Reimelt, Head of E-Mobility Group Daimler Trucks & Buses. More than 140 FUSO eCanter light-duty trucks are already in use with customer in cities worldwide, including New York City, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon. In this way, synergies can be fully utilized and investments can be optimally deployed.

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Clean Fuels Ohio signs LoI to deploy 500 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric hybrid pickups across Ohio

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Workhorse Group has received a Letter of Intent from Clean Fuels Ohio to partner with Workhorse to help deploy 500 W-15 Plug-In Electric Pickup trucks throughout the state of Ohio. Workhorse has also received Letters of Intent from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, and Southern California Public Power Authority.

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