Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres
Airless tyres that never go flat or need to be inflated: It's a decades-long dream that manufacturers hope to turn into a reality soon, but for truck drivers first.
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United Rental orders more than 500 EVs from Ford
The world's largest equipment rental company will buy 500 Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks and 30 of the automaker's E-Transit electric vans.
May 10, 2022
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Beyond electric cars: How electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change
When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you'll picture a car. But there's a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric ...
May 03, 2022
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Electrifying homes to slow climate change: 4 essential reads
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that to avoid massive losses and damage from global warming, nations must act quickly to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is that ...
Apr 11, 2022
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GM expands market for hydrogen fuel cells beyond vehicles
General Motors is finding new markets for its hydrogen fuel cell systems, announcing that it will work with another company to build mobile electricity generators, electric vehicle charging stations and power generators for ...
Jan 19, 2022
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The trucking industry has begun to go electric—but passenger vehicles will take longer
Australia's trucking industry is making moves to go electric. The latest development—a system for using swappable batteries instead of time-consuming recharge stations for long-haul trucks between Sydney and Brisbane—shows ...
Apr 30, 2021
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GM, Navistar team up to build hydrogen powered heavy trucks
In about three years, Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and a small distribution company called OneH2.
Jan 27, 2021
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Rust Belt upstart Lordstown Motors set to make Nasdaq debut
Could a new Tesla-like upstart be the savior of a once-mighty Ohio steel region ravaged by deindustrialization?
Oct 23, 2020
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Closing date of GM-Nikola partnership may be delayed
Shares in electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola fell more than 7% Tuesday after General Motors cast doubt on whether a $2 billion partnership would close as scheduled.
Sep 29, 2020
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Pence to reveal electric truck at former GM plant in Ohio
Vice President Mike Pence heads to Ohio on Thursday for the unveiling of a new all-electric pickup truck built by the startup that took over the General Motors assembly plant shuttered last year.
Jun 24, 2020
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