Electric vehicles
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Trucking
Today’s Pickup: Old Dominion pledges disaster relief support to Red Cross; teen inventors
Old Dominion has made a commitment to donate up to $250,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.
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News
McKinsey report – mobility as a service is the future of U.S. urban transportation
McKinsey has brought out a report that talks about how increasing passenger density in urban spaces is a strong indicator…
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Australia
Down Under Trucking: U.S. invaded by the electric Aussies; LNG trucking underway in WA; Aussie roads awash with pig manure
Down Under Trucking: electric Aussies invade U.S; LNG trucking underway in Western Australia; police crackdown on dodgy waterfront truck drivers;…
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Canada
ValueAct Capital Management believes Nikola Motor Company is a gamechanger in the freight industry
Nikola Motors has the potential to disrupt the freight industry by building hydrogen fuel powered trucks and by setting up…
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News
States taking the lead in “policy disruption” for AV and EV
Washington Auto Show policy discussion reveals states moving on electric and automated vehicles as feds struggle to keep up.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Chinese electric buses are denting global oil demand
Chinese buses reduce oil demand by 270,000 barrels a day; Lyft has disclosed business risks ahead of IPO; Ford to…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Tesla’s new charging stations can charge cars in around 15 minutes
Tesla’s V3 Supercharging station discharges 250 kW; Italy’s olive-oil industry is facing an agrarian crisis; Americans are abandoning public transit;…
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Equipment
Last-mile delivery innovation: Lots of ideas, lots of challenges
Innovations in last-mile delivery continue, but each faces challenges to widespread adoption, although UPS, which will trial Thor electric trucks,…
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Equipment
Concerns about grid’s ability to handle electric vehicles are real but not insurmountable
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure is still in its infancy, but is making progress.
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Today’s Pickup: New electric option for Ford chassis; Colorado lowers driving age; cargo volumes thrive in Long Beach
The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also,…
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