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DOE: In 2021, 87% of US truck freight tonnage was shipped less than 250 miles

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Trucks moved nearly 12 billion tons of freight domestically in 2021, with most of the shipments traveling less than 250 miles, according to analysis of US Department of Transportation (DOT) data by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Data Tabulation Tool.

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Cenntro introduces two new electric vans at IAA Transportation

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Cenntro Electric Group Limited and its subsidiary Cenntro Automotive Europe GmbH introduced two new all-electric commercial vehicles at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hannover, Germany. For the specialized urban transporters Metro and Logistar 200, the company is also presenting new bodies that provide innovative solutions.

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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Vehicle miles traveled. Revenue passenger miles (domestic). Federal Highway Administration (vehicle miles traveled). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles). They are adjusted for both population and 2020 being a leap year (all but price of gasoline) and for inflation (price of gasoline).

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Auckland Transport begins 2-year trial of hydrogen bus

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Auckland (NZ) Transport is beginning a 2-year trial of a 3-axle hydrogen fuel cell bus.The trial will assess operational performance how operating costs compare to diesel and electric buses of similar configurations. It has a range of some 400 km (249 miles). The bus carries 43 seated and 31 standing adults.

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More than half of all daily trips in US were less than three miles in 2021

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A research study for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics focused on the number of daily trips taken in the United States. In 2021, 52% of all trips, including all modes of transportation, were less than three miles, with 28% of trips less than one mile. Just 2% of all trips were greater than 50 miles.

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sennder and Cabot Corporation complete one of Europe’s first cross-border transportations using a heavy-duty electric truck

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sennder, Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder and Cabot Corporation, a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, transported one of Europe’s first zero-emission cross-border heavy duty loads. The pilot project was conducted to test the long-term capabilities of 40+ tonne electric trucks.

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Equipmake to repower 8 double deck buses for transport operator in Wales

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Equipmake is partnering with South Wales bus service provider Newport Transport in a fleet deal that will see eight of the operator’s double deck buses repowered with Equipmake’s state-of-the-art electric drivetrain technology. Our school routes are a vital element of our service, transporting hundreds of students each day.