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Delta Air Lines’ Biggest EV is an International Truck

March 14, 2025While zero-emission passenger jets are far off, the airline electrified its first big ground support truck. Here is how years of engineering among the OEM, upfitter, and Delta led to North America’s first electric airport catering truck.

via Fleet Owner

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Tesla Warns It Faces Retaliation, Costs From Trump Trade War

March 13, 2025Tesla Inc. is signaling concern over potential retaliatory moves by other countries as a trade war escalates in the wake of President Donald Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on a wide range of imports.

via Transport Topics

NACFE Releases ‘Messy Middle’ White Paper

March 12, 2025The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released a new white paper called Navigating the Messy Middle: The Move to More Sustainable Trucking.

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Study: Electric School Bus Reliability, Cost-Effectiveness Stand Up in Montana Extreme Cold

March 4, 2025A recent study conducted for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality claims that electric school buses are not only viable but also advantageous in Montana’s harsh winter conditions.

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Musk Team Lays Off NHTSA Workers Overseeing Tesla

February 24, 2025Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

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EIA: Consumption of RD Continues General Growth Trend on West Coast

February 20, 2025Renewable diesel is increasingly replacing petroleum diesel on the West Coast, where state-level policies are attracting new production capacity and shipments to the region, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

via Green Car Congress

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New York Gov. Hochul Open to Extending Electric School Bus Mandate

February 17, 2025With less than two years remaining before school districts in New York are required to purchase only electric school buses, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is open to delaying the mandate because of increasing challenges.

via STN

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Ionna EV Charging Network Moving Forward

February 14, 2025The automaker-led joint venture remains committed to rolling out public charging infrastructure, despite the suspension of government funding.

via Utility Dive

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Ohio’s EV Charger Expansion Stalls After Federal Freeze

February 13, 2025It’s now unclear whether Ohio will build any more of the federally funded charging stations, as President Donald Trump’s administration has directed all states to halt any new spending of the money.

via Transport Topics

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Hydrogen Trucks to Get Fuel Station Near Busy East Coast Container Port

February 10, 2025Hydrogen specialist HydroFleet announced plans to build a $33 million production and fueling facility to service heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Pooler, Georgia, 10 miles from the Port of Savannah.

via FreightWaves

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Hyzon CEO Meeks Exits, Ex-Daimler Truck Executive Takes Over

February 10, 2025Meeks was appointed CEO permanently in April 2023, having held the role on an interim basis since August 2022. Previously, Meeks was the company’s chief strategy officer and before that an executive in the construction management division of TRC Cos.

via Transport Topics

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EV Startup CEO Believes Trucks Can Beat Out Ford, Freightliner

February 5, 2025Harbinger is an EV startup with a focus on medium-duty stripped chassis. Harbinger believes it’s got the product to beat the competition—specifically Ford and Freightliner, according to the company’s CEO John Harris.

via Fleet Owner

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ZF, Range Energy Announce Electric Trailer Partnership

February 4, 2025Range Energy has announced a partnership with ZF, a global technology supplier. The new business alliance aims to help drive the development and adoption of the Range eTrailer System within the North American commercial trucking industry.

via HDT

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Waabi, Volvo Autonomous Solutions Announce Partnership

February 4, 2025Toronto-based autonomous truck technology maker Waabi announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to jointly develop and deploy autonomous trucks.

via FreightWaves

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GreenPower, New Mexico to Partner on Electric School Bus Pilot Program

January 31, 2025In an era where the future of electric school buses has grown increasingly complicated, a pilot project for school districts across the state of New Mexico run by electric school bus manufacturer GreenPower Motor Company to determine the viability and reliability of fast charging in different environments and circumstances.

via STN

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Musk Fights Tariffs on Graphite From China

January 31, 2025Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is spearheading an effort to block new tariffs on graphite imports from China, pitting Donald Trump’s richest backer against the president’s favorite economic tool.

via Transport Topics