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Volvo, Albertsons Complete First Zero-Emission Frozen Food Shipment

Albertsons Cos. completed the nation鈥檚 first delivery of a refrigerated grocery load with zero-tailpipe emissions technology by deploying a Volvo electric truck and an Advanced Energy Machines electric trailer.

June 1, 2021
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Minnesotans Weigh In on Vehicle Electrification Priorities, Barriers

Electric vehicle charging opportunities should be prioritized as a strategy as Minnesota embraces transportation electrification, according to participants of a public engagement session held May 17.

May 18, 2021
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Lion to Locate Largest EV Plant in Illinois

The Lion Electric Co., a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, announced it selected Joliet, Ill., for the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility, with building to ramp up in the second half of this year.

May 7, 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
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Tesla Sticks to Plan to Deliver Semi This Year

Tesla Inc. reported a higher-than-expected seventh consecutive quarter of profit on strong demand for its top-selling Model 3 sedan and announced it will begin deliveries of its Tesla Semi in 2021.

April 26, 2021
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VTNA Supplies QCD With VNR Electric

Food service logistics provider Quality Custom Distribution recently took delivery of a Volvo VNR Electric, the first zero-emission, battery-electric truck to be deployed in QCD鈥檚 fleet.

April 2, 2021
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Volvo Penta, Tico to Develop Electric Terminal Trucks

Volvo Penta announced a joint effort in North America with Terminal Investment Corp. to develop emissions-free, fully electric terminal truck prototypes, calling them a viable future application for EVs.

April 1, 2021
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Mack Announces Incentives Available for Electric Refuse Truck

Mack Trucks announced the Mack LR Electric model, the OEM鈥檚 first fully electric refuse vehicle, is eligible for multiple incentive packages in the United States and Canada.

March 25, 2021
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Tesla Names Jerome Guillen President of Heavy Trucking

Tesla Inc. said Jerome Guillen, who鈥檚 been president of automotive since September 2018, transitioned last week to president of Tesla heavy trucking.

March 15, 2021
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Bollinger Motors Debuts 2022 Electric Work Trucks

Bollinger debuted a configurable, $70,000 B2CC commercial pickup chassis cab and $55,000 CHASS-E truck platform for the high-volume, work truck market March 12.

March 12, 2021