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Heavy-duty fleet Electrification trends for 2021

With聽eTruck聽and聽eBus聽market shares beginning to rise, there鈥檚 never been a better time to go electric. This new white paper discusses the latest heavy-duty EV models and the impact switching to EVs could have on your fleet. 聽

September 1, 2021
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Largest Electric Truck Deployment Ever Gets Going in Southern California

LONG BEACH, Calif. 鈥 The largest commercial deployment of battery-electric trucks in North America is ramping up in Southern California for an eight-year run, state officials announced Aug. 31 during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo here.

September 1, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Peterbilt Delivers 10 Battery-Electric Trucks to Shippers Transport Express

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the delivery of 10 battery-electric Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the Port of Oakland.

August 25, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volvo Delivers Electric Class 8 Truck to New York Metro Area

Volvo Trucks North America has delivered its first electric-powered Class 8 truck on the East Coast to New York-based Manhattan Beer Distributors.

August 12, 2021
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EV Battery Maker SES Agrees to Go Public Via Ivanhoe SPAC

Battery maker SES Holdings Pte has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion.

July 13, 2021
Technology

Heavy-duty fleet Electrification trends for 2021

With聽eTruck聽and聽eBus聽market shares beginning to rise, there鈥檚 never been a better time to go electric. This new white paper discusses the latest heavy-duty EV models and the impact switching to EVs could have on your fleet.聽

May 1, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Battery-Metal Rush Pits Miners Against Marine Biologists

Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key test this year when a United Nations body unveils rules that could spur the exploitation of hundreds of billions of dollars of battery metals.

April 26, 2021
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Biden Sees 鈥榃in鈥 for US in Electric Vehicle Battery Deal

WASHINGTON 鈥 Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers have settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia. President Joe Biden called it 鈥渁 win for American workers and the American auto industry.鈥

April 12, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

LG to Invest $4.5 Billion to Expand Battery Capacity in US

LG Chem Ltd. plans to invest $4.5 billion in the U.S. by 2025 and hire 10,000 workers to expand battery capacity.

March 11, 2021
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World鈥檚 Top Electric-Car Battery Business Moves Toward IPO

South Korean petrochemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. will split off its electric-vehicle battery business into a separate entity, seeking to carve out value as global EV demand increases.

September 17, 2020

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