City will phase in 75 electric school buses over the next two years; To support citywide electric vehicle adoption, the administration will expand legislation that requires all new parking lots include EV charging infrastructure. NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on his commitment to reduce carbon and air pollution from vehicles by announcing that […]
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Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG are Planning to Form a Joint Venture
VOLVO GROUP AND DAIMLER TRUCK AG ARE PLANNING TO FORM A JOINT VENTURE April 21, 2020 – Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish […]
Continue readingDaimler Dumps Gas-Powered Truck Bid to Build CO2-Neutral Fleet
DAIMLER DUMPS GAS-POWERED TRUCK BID TO BUILD CO2-NEUTRAL FLEET October 25, 2019 – Daimler AG is quitting development of natural-gas powered trucks to pool resources for electric and hydrogen rigs that can advance its goal of offering a CO2-neutral fleet in its main markets by 2039. The world’s biggest truckmaker is already working on battery-electric […]
Continue readingAMPLY POWER & LOGAN BUS ANNOUNCES ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PILOT PROJECT IN NYC
Mountain View, Calif., February 5, 2020 – Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. Logan Bus Company is providing a fleet of five electric school buses for the demonstration, Black and Veatch will be bringing their […]
Continue readingIdling Truck Whistleblower: I Didn’t Do It For The Money
July 7, 2018 – One of the four New Yorkers who filed complaints with the city about idling commercial trucks — which can earn tipsters rewards of up to $500 — apparently didn’t do it for the money. “I haven’t received any compensation and I don’t expect to,” said Tevin Grant, 41, who has filed […]
Continue readingLucid Air Beta Version to Have Global Reveal at New York Autoshow
Lucid Motors believes this will be the transition year in their history. They hope to move from an electric car developer to manufacturer. Plans are to conclude this year with the production Lucid Air rolling off our factory line. Lucid are making significant progress in their mission to set a new standard for sustainable transportation. […]
Continue readingDaimler’s Roger Nielsen Says: End of Diesel Engines Is In Sight
The beginning of the end is here for the internal-combustion truck engine, said Roger Nielsen, CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, the largest truck manufacturer on the continent. And the replacement for diesel-run trucks will be electric vehicles, Nielsen declared. Not trucks run by natural gas or hydrogen fuel cells or a hybrid of diesel […]
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