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Love’s in California: Gauging Impact of Advanced Clean Fleets Rule Demise

January 29, 2025ACT is still in place, but its effectiveness has been brought into question given that the ACT’s mandate for truck suppliers to sell zero-emission vehicles into California may run up against the fact that there is, for now, no mandate to buy them.

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Electric Truck Maker Nikola Explores Sale as Cash Dwindles

January 23, 2025Nikola Corp. is exploring options to stave off a cash crunch, including potentially selling parts or all of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Zero-Emission Truck Deployment Stalls

January 20, 2025While zero-emission truck adoption continues to grow when it comes to cargo vans, deployments of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks have remained flat for 18 months, according to Calstart.

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Trump Sworn in as 47th President After Historic Comeback

January 20, 2025Trump will act swiftly after the ceremony, with executive orders already prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil fuel development and end diversity and inclusion programs across the federal government.

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Hydrogen Industry May Turn to Gas, Carbon Capture Under Trump

January 17, 2025The U.S. hydrogen economy will likely rely on natural gas and carbon capture technologies rather than green energy in Donald Trump’s second term, according to BloombergNEF.

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Hino Motors Fined $1.6 Billion for Emissions Violations

January 16, 2025Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will pay more than $1.6 billion to resolve federal and state claims over falsified emissions data and excess pollution from more than 100,000 diesel engines sold in the U.S.

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Daimler Truck NA Resumes Oregon Sales After Dispute Over Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

January 15, 2025At issue was the calculation of credits and deficits for determining Daimler’s compliance with the Oregon version of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, modeled after California’s precedent-setting program.

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Retailers Helped Fuel an EV Charging Station Blitz

January 15, 2025U.S. electric vehicles got a record 766 new high-speed charging stations to plug into in the fourth quarter. The uptick is being driven by retailers rushing to cash in on a growing wave of drivers who are less likely to juice up in a private driveway or garage.

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GM Using AI to Find the Best Locations for EV chargers

January 14, 2025The automaker says uncertainty about how to find charging stations remains a hurdle to prospective customers.

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Walmart Says It Won’t Meet 2040 GHG Goals

January 13, 2025Walmart said it will not be able to meet its ambitious emissions goals, in part because it does not expect cost-effective low-carbon transportation to become a reality as soon as earlier projected.

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Two Fleets Discuss the Pains of EVs and Their Benefits — Both Expected and Unexpected

January 10, 2025A side-by-side comparison of two fleets’ electrification journeys examines the headaches and benefits of switching to electric vehicles.

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US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Dip in 2024

January 10, 2025U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and economic activity typically grow in tandem. But there are indications that the two are beginning to diverge, in an optimistic sign for the climate.

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EPA Extends 2024 Clean School Bus Program Rebate Application Deadline

January 8, 2025School bus operators and interested parties have five additional days to submit applications for the fourth iteration of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program rebate for 2024.

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Northvolt Owners Back Plan to Keep Making Batteries

January 8, 2025Northvolt AB shareholders approved the bankrupt electric vehicle supplier’s plan to keep building battery cells while it seeks new funding to restructure under Chapter 11 protection.

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Daimler Truck Subsidiary Enhances Work on Autonomous Operation

January 6, 2025Aeva, a company focused on sensing and perception systems, and Torc, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck and specialist in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, have expanded their collaboration to advance the development of a new safety architecture for truck applications.

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Former TuSimple CEO Hou Scores Legal Victory Against Company

January 6, 2025A Texas Business Court judge rejected TuSimple’s request for a restraining order and injunctions against the onetime autonomous trucking pioneer’s founder and erstwhile CEO and his latest venture in the self-driving vehicle field.

via Transport Topics