Battery Electric Vehicles
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Energy
Nikola claims battery tech breakthrough to 600-mile range (Update)
Hydrogen fuel cell electric truck startup Nikola Corp. is touting a high-storage battery that could increase the current range of electric passenger cars from 300…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Waste mountains of EV batteries a possibility with current mediocre recycling systems
Governments need to bolster electric vehicle battery recycling infrastructure; American worker productivity declined by 0.3% this quarter; Brazil plans to double oil output.
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News
Today’s Pickup: The Netherlands is shutting Europe’s largest gas field in a push for renewables
The Netherlands is closing down its Groningen gas field by 2022; the U.S. economy might be inching towards recession; electric vehicles will be the future…
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Business
CNH Industrial takes $250 million lead in Nikola’s Series D round
Nikola Corp. expects to raise more than $1 billion in its Series D runding raising. That starts with London-based CNH Industrial that invested $250 million…
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News
Today’s Pickup: No-deal Brexit might unleash an explosive growth in grey market goods
No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
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Asia-Pacific
Electric marine craft will revolutionize coastal operations but not long-haul shipping
News of a Japanese electric-powered oil tanker set green-hearts fluttering around the world. Electric marine craft will likely be a big thing in coastal markets…
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News
First Freightliner eCascadias readied for customer testing
Daimler Trucks is sending the first two eCascadia Class 8 battery electric-powered trucks to fleets in Southern California in late August as part of a…
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Equipment
New York City to test Mack electric refuse truck
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will put into operation a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) built by Mack Trucks in 2020. The vehicle is…
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Fuel
DOE giving $50 million research jolt to heavy-duty trucking
Funding announced as investment heats up for low-carbon fuel technology.
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Fuel
Volvo: Infrastructure remains biggest roadblock for electric trucks
Wireless charging could be key to making electric trucks viable for the long-haul sector.
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