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Nikola BEV Qualifies for CARB Voucher Incentives

Nikola Corp. announced its Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle is eligible for the hybrid and zero-emission truck and bus voucher (HVIP) incentives from the California Air Resources Board.

January 14, 2022
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Makers of Electric Pickups Target Work Truck Crowd

Automakers are targeting the job site with electric pickup trucks.

January 14, 2022
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J.B. Hunt, Waymo Form Long-Term Alliance on Autonomous Trucking

J.B. Hunt Transport and Waymo have entered into a long-term, strategic alliance to commercialize autonomous driving technology in the trucking industry.

January 14, 2022
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GXO Announces Warehouse Expansion in Europe With Zooplus

GXO Logistics Inc., the spinoff logistics company from XPO Logistics Inc., is expanding its presence in Europe.

January 13, 2022
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Kenworth Sees Electric Truck Interest Grow Rapidly

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Paccar is pushing quickly into electric trucks, planning models that range from delivery box trucks to Class 8 tractors, including a hydrogen fuel cell version mated to an electric drivetrain.

January 13, 2022
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Ford Market Value Tops $100 Billion on Surging Electric Vehicles

Ford Motor Co.’s market value topped $100 billion as investors bet on the 118-year-old automaker’s prospects in the dawning electric age.

January 13, 2022
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Clarience Technologies Prepares for Smart Future

Davco, a unit of Clarience Technologies, announced it is investing $3.5 million in its Saline, Mich., campus to create an advanced electronics manufacturing center.

January 12, 2022
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Georgia County Lands Two EV Development Projects

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

January 12, 2022
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California Gov. Newsom’s Spending Plan Includes $10B for EVs

Aiming to end the sales of internal combustion engines in California in coming decades, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 10 made public his proposed $286 billion spending plan for 2022-23 that calls for a $10 billion investment over the next six years to put more electric cars and trucks on roadways and in ports.

January 12, 2022
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US Shoppers Find Some Groceries Scarce Due to Virus, Weather

Benjamin Whitely headed to a Safeway supermarket in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11 to grab some items for dinner. But he was disappointed to find the vegetable bins barren and a sparse selection of turkey, chicken and milk.

January 11, 2022

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