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Nikola Founder Trevor Milton to Give 50 Employees $233 Million of His Stock

Trevor Milton, the founder and chairman of Nikola Corp., is giving the first 50 employees of the electric-truck startup 6 million of his own shares after making a promise when he hired them.

August 27, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Climate Change Debate Adds to Busy Fall Congressional Agenda

By recently proposing to reduce emissions, invest in communities and add millions of new jobs, Senate Democrats intend to add climate change to the list of pertinent policy matters before Congress this fall.

August 27, 2020
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VW CEO Backs Bill Gates鈥 Proposals for Greener Transportation

Volkswagen AG鈥檚 CEO encouraged Bill Gates to advise governments on how to lower carbon emissions from transportation and renewed his criticism of Germany鈥檚 slow abandonment of coal power.

August 27, 2020
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Waymo Tests Autonomous Trucks in Texas

Waymo launched testing of autonomous trucks in Texas and announced plans to make Dallas the center of its heavy-duty vehicle technology efforts.

August 27, 2020
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Elon Musk鈥檚 Wealth Now Exceeds $100 Billion

Three of the world鈥檚 richest people have achieved staggering new levels of personal wealth, including Tesla鈥檚 Elon Musk.

August 26, 2020
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Tesla Touches $400 Billion After Latest Boost From Street

Wall Street鈥檚 optimistic view on Tesla Inc. further solidified Aug. 26 after a Jefferies analyst more than doubled his price target on the stock, saying the company will continue to broaden its competitive edge in multiple dimensions, including battery capacity and industrial efficiency.

August 26, 2020
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NACFE Identifies Priority Regions for EV Deployments

The United States has five high-priority areas where the regional haul environment is inherently so well suited for moving freight economically with electric vehicles that fleet owners there should plan to deploy those trucks 鈥渆ven if just as a pilot project,鈥 according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

August 25, 2020
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Trimble Aims to Streamline Supply-Chain Collaboration

Trimble Transportation has set out to create a more seamless and transparent supply chain by enabling closer collaboration among carriers, shippers and third-party logistics providers.

August 25, 2020
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Nikola鈥檚 Trevor Milton Beseeches Investors to Use Warrants or Lose Them

Electric-vehicle startup Nikola Corp. is urging stragglers to exercise their right to buy shares, the deadline for which has been extended until 5 p.m. Aug. 25.

August 24, 2020
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Kansas DOT Unveils Transportation Technology Program

The Kansas Department of Transportation recently introduced a new program to support projects that use technology to improve mobility and safety.

August 24, 2020

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