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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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Lightning Systems debuts new electric Ford F-550 for shuttle buses, delivery trucks

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The top speed is 65 miles per hour. The 128 kWh batterypack supports a range of more than 100 miles, depending on equipment configuration, payload, route, weather, and driver. There is a five-year, 60,000-mile warranty on the powertrain with maintenance performed by certified local service providers.

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Depot charging for electric trucks could reduce out-of-route miles – Charged EVs

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One of the key points he made was that new technology generally adds cost to existing product baselines in trucking, and the added cost has to be paid for by offsets in other areas, such as reducing driver cost; increasing the payload per vehicle; increasing freight miles per year per unit; or reducing operating costs.

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Goodyear develops 70% sustainable-material tire; NPT on delivery robots

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Soybean oil is a bio-based resource that reduces Goodyear’s use of petroleum-based products. Starship Technologies, a Goodyear Ventures portfolio company, builds and operates a network of more than 1,000 last mile autonomous robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and food directly to customers.

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Twin Rivers (CA) Unified School District receives 10 additional LionC electric school buses

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The buses each have a range of 125 miles and will eliminate on average 230 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. The Sac Metro Air District, California Air Resources Board and Twin Rivers School District have collaborated on funding 63 zero-emission school buses in the region to date, with an additional 90 pending delivery in 2021.

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Vanner begins production of IAP2 accessory electrification system for Allison’s hybrid eGen Flex in 90 GILLIG hybrid buses

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This allows for full operation in Zero Emission Zones and bus depots, with geofencing capability up to 10 miles of electric range. The Allison eGen Flex Electric Hybrid System with Vanner’s IAP2 received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) with a Cummins Inc.

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Hylane GmbH buys 18 Hyzon fuel-cell-electric trucks

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Further, it is expected that customers will only pay for the miles actually driven; Hylane plans to cover maintenance or downtime costs. Through the coordinated management of these resources, Hylane aims to provide sustainable and flexible mobility management to its customers.

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