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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. to design the vehicles from the ground up.

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Loop Energy fuel cell range-extenders chosen for FAST TRACK project; zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks

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The Loop-powered, long-haul trucks will work in demanding road operations, towing up to 80,000 pounds of freight throughout the San Diego and Los Angeles regions. By changing the geometry of the fuel cell flow field, Loop has unlocked capabilities not previously achieved by other fuel cell designs.

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Transit and transportation agencies form national Automated Bus Consortium; initial purchase of 75-100 automated buses

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An association of transit and transportation agencies has formed the Automated Bus Consortium (Consortium), a collaboration designed to investigate the feasibility of implementing pilot automated bus projects across the United States. The Consortium will make an expected initial purchase of 75 to 100 full-sized, automated buses.

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Volkswagen preps for I.D. EV production with MEB Supplier Summit; I.D. in 2019, I.D. CROZZ in 2020

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen announced it will introduce a battery-electric SUV based on the I.D. Volkswagen designed the MEB not only to define the optimal equipment for EV requirements (e.g., axles, drive units, wheelbases, and weight ratios) but also to reduce manufacturing costs. Earlier post.).

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IC Bus takes electric chargeE school bus on the road; partnership with Volkswagen Truck & Bus

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The company originally unveiled the chargE at the 2017 National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference and Trade Show; the bus will be launched as early as late 2019 or early 2020.

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AI and Machine Learning Salaries Drop

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salaries for software engineers with expertise in machine learning, for example, jumped 22 percent in 2019 over 2018, then went up another 3.1 These numbers do not consider cost of living, which generally gives Austin a significant edge, particularly if you want to buy a house). Average U.S. percent in 2020. percent to $109,176.

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Joint CEC, CARB annual report details progress in build-out of hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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The California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board released the annual Joint Agency Staff Report on Assembly Bill 8: 2016 Assessment of Time and Cost Needed to Attain 100 Hydrogen Refueling Stations in California. ARB’s most recent projections are for 13,500 FCEVs to be on California roads by 2019 and 43,600 by 2022.

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