Electric vehicles
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News
Truck tolls, EV subsidies drive $60B climate package in Germany
German officials have unveiled a $60 billion climate policy package, one of several government and private-sector emissions reductions schemes that have been introduced ahead of…
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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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News
Ford-owned Autonomic partners with EV maker
Autonomic, a transportation architecture and technology provider, announced a partnership with Ayro, Inc., a manufacturer of electric light-duty vehicles for commercial and consumer markets. Together…
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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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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: police criticize two truckers killed in double head-on crash
In Australia this last week: police criticized two truckers who died in very adverse visibility conditions; a serial trucking offender was hit with a big…
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Legal issues
U.S. Senators introduce $287 billion highway bill
Legislation includes first-ever grants for electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: transport jobs boom underway in Australia
Free trade deals are driving demand for logistics staff in Australia, says recruiter Hays. Meanwhile, the Australian Federal Government is handing out cash to boost…
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Insights
Commentary: How can machine learning be applied to improve transportation?
Brian Aoaeh writes about how machine learning and artificial intelligence can be used to improve transportation and decrease emissions.
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Energy
The U.K. mandates installation of electric vehicle charging points in new buildings
Electric vehicle charge points will now be installed in every newly constructed residential and non-residential building as part of a larger plan to expedite EV…
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Driver issues
Today’s pickup: Get your AOBRD upgrades in order; Indian-Americans are raking it in
FMCSA head advises firms to get a move on in shift from AOBRD to ELD. Ford enters healthcare transport market; Indian-Americans make a lot of…
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