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Daimler Truck, DHL and hylane Form Partnership for Fully Electric Trucks

June 4, 2025Daimler Truck, logistics provider DHL Group and commercial vehicle rental provider hylane GmbH signed a cooperation agreement in the field of fully electric trucks. The partnership stipulates that DHL will obtain 30 electric trucks of the type Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 through hylane’s “Transport as a Service model.”

via Green Car Congress

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Union Pacific Battery-Electric Hybrid Locomotive Completes Testing

June 2, 2025The Class I railroad and project partner ZTR Control Systems recently wrapped up testing of the first unit of a planned roster of six hybrid locomotives at UP’s Jenks Locomotive Shop in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The next assignment for the engine, numbered Y409, will be further testing in a yet-to-be-identified rail yard.  

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Partnerships to Fuel JoyRide’s Zero-Emission Ambitions

June 2, 2025As a first step, JoyRide is set to become the first fleet to operate Antwerp, Belgium-based Windrose’s R700 Class 8 battery-electric tractors.

via Transport Topics

ACT Expo 2025 Wraps With Focus on Practical Progress

May 30, 2025The trade show may be over, but insights from Erik Neandross and Cummins’ Jim Nebergall reveal how fleets can take meaningful steps toward lower emissions, today.

via Fleet Equipment

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Tesla Targets June 12 Rollout of Robotaxi Service in Austin

May 28, 2025Tesla Inc. is poised to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter, a milestone in Elon Musk’s plan to reshape the company around driverless vehicles and artificial intelligence.

via Transport Topics

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Hyundai Motor Group, Incheon International Airport Partner to Commercialize AI-Based EV Automatic Charging Robot

May 27, 2025Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) have signed a a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-based electric vehicle (EV) automatic charging robots (ACRs) at the airport as part of a demonstration project.

via Green Car Congress

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Report: Tax Credit Repeal Threatens 60,000 Jobs in Blue Hydrogen

May 23, 2025Some 9.8 million metric tons of blue hydrogen production is in development based largely on the promise of the 45V tax credit, according to the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum.

via Utility Dive

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House Backs Electric Vehicle, Hybrid Fees in Budget Bill

May 22, 2025A massive House-passed tax and budget measure promises to return a federal account central to transportation maintenance projects to solvency.

via Transport Topics

Musk Expects ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Self-Driving Teslas

May 21, 2025Elon Musk said that he expects hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas will be on the road requiring no human intervention by the end of next year and that he is committed to staying as CEO of the company for at least another five years.

via Transport Topics

Plus Wraps Up Autonomous Truck Testing in Europe

May 20, 2025Plus announced it has recently successfully completed the testing of its pioneering technology with DSV, dm, and Iveco.

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California Q1 ZEV Sales Decrease Slightly From Record Q1 2024

May 19, 2025During the first quarter of 2025, Californians purchased 100,326 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) representing 23% of all new vehicle sales in the state, a slight decrease in overall sales year-over-year compared to the first quarter of 2024, which was a record Q1 for the state.

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Feds Question Musk, Tesla on Safety of Driverless Taxis

May 14, 2025Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk’s car company to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national “robotaxi” launch that is key to keeping its stock price aloft.

via Transport Topics

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Despite Federal Funding in Peril, California State Funding for EVs Continues

May 13, 2025In addition to the state’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), California has also awarded school districts $500 million to purchase zero-emission school buses and chargers.

via STN

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GOP Wants to Phase Out Biden EV Credits to Pay for Tax Cuts

May 13, 2025House Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives for the production of clean energy to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package.

via Transport Topics

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ZF Unveils Traxon 2 Hybrid Transmission for Trucks

May 12, 2025ZF has announced the North American debut of its Traxon 2 hybrid transmission. The OE also announced the global premiere of the e-comp Scroll, a next-generation air compressor purpose-built for electric and hybrid commercial vehicles.

via HDT

Amid Tariffs and EV Uncertainty, Suppliers Signal Cautious Optimism About Green Tech

May 8, 2025The ACT Expo clean transportation conference took place this year amid a backdrop of heightened uncertainty for the auto industry’s suppliers.

via Automotive News