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Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.

The arcade game Whac-A-Mole describes state-by-state approach to rules of the driverless road while 50-state solution appears far off.

A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.

An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.

Lightning eMotors identifies electrifying small school buses and shuttle vans as its niche. Scaling depends on finding new capital.

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.

Merchants Fleet CEO Brendan Keegan discusses the company’s 2021 performance and his outlook for this year.

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In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of proprietary vehicle repair data, refrigerated trailers go zero emissions and Xos is one of many suppliers named for the new Hino fuel cell truck.

Though it no longer can call itself Thor Trucks, electric truck startup Xos is progressing toward regular production with a modular platform aimed at winning partnerships with bodybuilders.

Greenhouse gas regulations are the sticks and incentives are the carrots in driving the heavy-duty truck and commercial vehicle industry to embrace electrification.

Thor Trucks announced it is changing its name to XOS on April 18 after settling a trademark infringement lawsuit with the maker of recreational vehicles with a similar name, Thor Industries Inc., in January.