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Truck Talk: Making the case edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter that brings perspective and context to trends and issues in the trucking industry.
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Volvo gets first double-digit order for Class 8 electric trucks
Incentives help make Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks affordable for a food logistics supplier, whose 14-unit order benefits from a $3.9 million grant.
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FreightWaves Truck Talk: What does Workhorse’s past say about its future?
The second issue of FreightWaves Truck Talk looks at the past, present and future of WorkHorse Group.
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Getting electric vehicles to price parity
Federal excise tax waiver could help Volvo’s VNR Electric truck reach price parity, says electric vehicles director
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8 questions with Brett Pope, Volvo Trucks electric vehicles director
Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles for Volvo Trucks North America, suggests waiving the 103-year-old federal excise tax to help make the Volvo VNR Electric…
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Volvo readies production of 50-state VNR Electric trucks
Volvo Trucks North America will begin building production versions of its 50-state regional haul VNR Electric truck in early 2021 that include remote battery monitoring.
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Volvo to begin production of Class 8 electric trucks in December
Volvo Trucks North America will begin building Class 8 VNR Electric day cab trucks in Virginia in December, continuing an industry surge in bringing battery-operated…
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Volvo gets $21.7 million in grants for 70 electric Class 8 trucks
The EPA and a Southern California air quality district are providing $21.7 million for 70 Volvo Class 8 electric trucks for use in drayage and…
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Kenworth begins taking orders for Class 8 electric truck
The numbers will be small but the competition fierce as major truck makers debut their first fully electric Class 8 trucks in 2021. Kenworth will…
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Volvo, Kenworth and Hyliion spark transition to electric trucks
Two Volvo VNR electric trucks enter testing; Kenworth dealers taking orders for medium-duty battery-powered trucks; and reverse merger vote date set for startup Hyliion.
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