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MARAD launches 16-month study on alternative fuels and power options for Great Lakes shipping

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Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP), will assess the suitability of alternative fuels and power options for Great Lakes shipping. It extends more than 2,000 miles and contains more than 110 ports. The bi-national Great Lakes-St. More than 200 million tonnes of cargo travel on the waterway on an annual basis.

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DOE: In 2021, 87% of US truck freight tonnage was shipped less than 250 miles

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Trucks moved nearly 12 billion tons of freight domestically in 2021, with most of the shipments traveling less than 250 miles, according to analysis of US Department of Transportation (DOT) data by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Data Tabulation Tool.

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Federal Highway Administration establishing national ‘Alternative Fuel and Electric Charging’ Network

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced 55 routes that will serve as the basis for a national network of “alternative fuel” corridors spanning 35 states. The network includes 48 national electric vehicle charging corridors covering nearly 25,000 miles in the 35 states.

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Chevrolet and GMC expand alternative fuel fleet offerings; expanded CNG/LPG lineup

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PSI is one of North America’s largest and most experienced providers of integrated turn-key, alternative-fuel powertrain solutions. V-8 engine with hardened valves and valve seats to PSI, which in turn will install the fuel system and other hardware and ship directly to Chevrolet and GMC dealers in all 50 states.

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UPS to use biomethane for Memphis and Jackson alternative fuel fleet

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The deal is part of an initiative announced earlier this year by UPS to significantly expand its use of renewable natural gas in UPS’s alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The company has a goal of driving one billion miles with its alternative fuels fleet—known as the Rolling Laboratory—by the end of 2017.

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Sysco Corporation intends to purchase up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks

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Sysco aims to power more of its tractor fleet with alternative fuels, and the deployment of Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its goal to electrify 35% of its US fleet by 2030. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)

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Coke Canada Bottling acquiring 6 Volvo VNR Electric trucks

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The battery-electric truck features a six-battery configuration that can cover up to 440 km (275 miles) on a single charge, as the trucks make several daily round trips of 150 km (93 miles) from the company’s distribution center in Montreal to customer locations.

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