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Nissan Frontier Sentinel pickup concept unveiled in São Paulo; two LEAF battery packs

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The concept is designed for rescue missions in all types of Brazilian terrain. The cargo bed has been adjusted to accommodate the battery packs and also features a set of drawers to store gloves, flashlights, helmets, ropes, axes, toolboxes and other equipment. Inside, the truck has an Electric-Yellow dashboard and central console.

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Peterbilt 579EV trucks join Universal Logistics intermodal fleet – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Universal Logistics, an intercontinental transportation and logistics firm that operates in the US, Mexico, Canada and Colombia, has added the Peterbilt Model 579EV truck to its fleet in southern California, where it will be used for intermodal logistics. An electric truck does cost substantially more than its diesel equivalent.

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NREL and Ecopetrol in $2.3M CRADA agreement to optimize conversion of waste biomass to ethanol

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The US Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline. Colombia has an abundance of biomass in the form of sugar cane.

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The ABCs of National Drive Electric Week

Plug in America

There are indeed some essential things you should know about National Drive Electric Week (NDEW), but that’s not what this blog post is about. EV-focused events occur in almost all 50 states of the U.S., We wish we could highlight them all! and in Canada and Mexico as part of NDEW 2023.