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ACT Expo Opens 2024 Registration, Fleet Award Nominations

November 2, 2023Global growth of sustainable transportation to be highlighted, as 2024 ACT Expo Fleet Award nominations open.

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Driving Toward a Sustainable Future: Volvo Trucks, Hydrogen, and the Decarbonization Revolution

November 1, 2023Volvo Trucks is at the forefront of the movement for decarbonization through a strategic three-pillar approach: battery-electric trucks, hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks, and drop-in fossil-free fuels, including fueling internal combustion engines with hydrogen.

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diversity

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Canada Empowers Black Entrepreneurs with Clean Tech Funding

October 13, 2023The Federation of African Canadian Economics is administering $160 million to eligible Black-owned businesses for capital investments, including clean transportation vehicles and refueling and recharging equipment.

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EV Infrastructure

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ACF Deadlines Present Fleets with Challenges, Opportunities for EV Infrastructure

October 6, 2023This landmark regulation compels fleets to help California meet its climate and air quality goals but brings a new challenge — where to secure scalable charging infrastructure.

NextEra Mobility

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Planning Ahead to Sustainably Manage the Upcoming Influx of Vehicle Batteries

September 29, 2023Volvo Energy was created two years ago to provide a new life for the growing volume of batteries as the company accelerates towards a zero-emission future.

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Key EV Factors F&B Fleets Should Consider from the Start

September 22, 2023For Food & Beverage fleets, powering the additional technology required to transport perishable freight, implementing on-site resiliency, and navigating the web of regulations that target this sector only adds layers of complexity to the process.

NextEra Mobility

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Canada Cleans Fleet with $200 Million Green Freight Program

September 11, 2023To match the budget and clean energy targets of its southern neighbor, Canada has concluded annual investments of $100 billion are necessary to achieve net-zero emissions targets by 2050.

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World EV Day

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Celebrating Powerful Progress on World EV Day

September 9, 2023Now in its fourth year, World EV Day honors innovation and unites companies and individuals to celebrate the continued acceleration of the e-mobility movement around the world.

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Run on Less

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NACFE Wraps Up Bootcamp Series, Kicks Off Run on Less 2023

September 7, 2023After 20 weeks and an ACT News-produced Bootcamp webinar series, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is ready to once again conduct its Run on Less event, this year focusing on total depot electric energy.

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EV legislation

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Texas Latest to ‘Charge’ EV Owners, Delaware Touts New ‘Green’ Laws  

August 30, 2023Electric vehicles are staking a definitive claim in all transportation sectors, but some states are not ready to go without the taxes related to filling up with fossil fuels.

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fleet safely

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Charging and Storing Your Fleet Safely and Securely

August 2, 2023Developing onsite charging infrastructure can be a lengthy process, as well as an expensive one, and it can stop some EV projects in their tracks.

Axis Electrified Solutions

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Taking EV Infrastructure Development to the Next Level

July 25, 2023While some fleets have plenty of onsite real estate to plan and plot out charging infrastructure, many fleets must look for an off-site location, adding another level of planning to an already complicated process.

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rural

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Canada Bolsters Rural, Indigenous Clean Transportation Through Funding

July 24, 2023The Rural Transit Solutions Fund aims to make life easier for rural Canadians with clean transportation solutions, serving rural and Indigenous groups who severely lack accessible and reliable clean transit options.

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Even With OEM Compromise, Some in Trucking Industry Continue ACF Opposition

July 19, 2023Since its inception, the Advanced Clean Fleet Rule has turned enough heads to cause whiplash among many fleets that operate in California.

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Velocity EV

ACT News Talks Tech: Velocity EV’s Alexander Voets

July 10, 2023ACT News Talks Tech host Stephane Babcock recently sat down with Velocity EV's Alexander Voets to discuss the recent launch of the RIZON battery-electric truck line.

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clean energy

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Department of Agriculture Sows Clean Energy Future with $11 Billion for Rural Projects

June 16, 2023The USDA will administer the New ERA and PACE programs to further the Biden Administration’s commitment to the clean energy revolution, offering rural communities from coast to coast clean, affordable, and reliable energy.

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