Electrification
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Business
Assembly Ventures seeks to turbocharge young mobility companies
Chris Thomas, a veteran venture capitalist from the mobility sector, teams with Detroit and European-experienced experts to invest in startups in physical and digital movement…
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News
Navistar locates electrification unit among major suppliers
Navistar picks Detroit suburb near major electrification suppliers to locate its NEXT eMobility business unit as it prepares to make its first battery-electric trucks and…
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Technology
Electrification could come at expense of internal combustion vehicles
Mass adoption of electric vehicles will happen when they are comparable in cost and performance to internal combustion vehicles.
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Equipment
The Daily Dash: More states consider electric-truck mandates; stay safe and ignore HOS; why electric?
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, other states may follow California’s lead in mandating electric-truck sales, danger is a good reason to ignore HOS…
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Company earnings
Major truck suppliers bank on electrification in COVID-19 triage
From slashing salaries to borrowing money to get to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, suppliers Meritor and Dana are keeping electrification programs on…
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Logistics
Making supply chains sustainable during times of emissions limit advocacy
Supply chains are a major source of carbon emissions. Switching to alternative fuel powertrains and improving equipment utilization levels can help reduce footprint.
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Energy
TMC20: Penske buys three Class 8 electric hybrids from Hyliion
Diesel-electric hybrids get less attention than pure electric Class 8 trucks, but niche leader Hyliion Inc. is selling them to Penske Truck Leasing with partner…
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New Tech
Electriphi raises $3.5 million to simplify electric vehicle transition for fleets
Electriphi provides solutions for vehicle electrification and has developed a charging and operations management platform that is built over open standards.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Federally funded autonomous electric shuttles show up in Ohio
Autonomous electric shuttles hit Columbus; global auto market might slowdown over coronavirus; Nikola Motor to produce trucks in Germany
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Company earnings
Mobility technology company Aptiv registers slow Q4 growth amid GM labor strike
Aptiv’s Q4 2019 U.S. revenue stood at $3.6 billion, a decrease of 1% year-over-year.
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