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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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The announcement underscores Merchants’ fleet electrification leadership position, as BrightDrop’s first and largest FMC customer, with the highest intent to buy electric vehicles to date. Staples currently operates a fleet of 1,500 throughout North America and has recently begun introducing EVs into their current delivery fleet.

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BYD electric motor coaches selected for California purchasing contract; available to governmental entities outside CA

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BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California. —Patrick Duan, Vice President of BYD North America.

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Austin’s Capital Metro to buy 26 Proterra electric buses, with option for 126 more

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Capital Metro in Austin, Texas has approved a plan to purchase 26 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring a total of more than 17 megawatt hours of battery storage capacity. The procurement plan approved by Capital Metro marks one of the largest acquisitions yet of battery-electric transit buses in North America.

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ZEEKR officially enters North America, launching 001 and X BEVs in Mexico

Baua Electric

The purchase agreement also included aftermarket parts and accessories to support the influx of ZEEKR vehicles making their way to Mexican customers. The launch marks ZEEKR’s first entry into North America as the Chinese automaker takes advantage of the footprint already established by its parent, Geely Holding.

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Linde North America buying 20 more LNG-fueled trucks

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Linde North America is marking an intensifying commitment to liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the purchase of 20 more LNG-fueled trucks. The trucks, expected to be deployed later this year, will be integrated into Linde’s fleet of more than 700 trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout North America.

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla FSD Beta wide release to North America

Teslarati

In a recent post on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who purchased the FSD suite and who drives a qualified vehicle. “This quarter, we expect to go to a wide release of Full Self-Driving Beta in North America. ” Musk wrote. .

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Hylane GmbH buys 18 Hyzon fuel-cell-electric trucks

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Hylane GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, one of Germany’s largest motor insurers, has purchased 18 fuel-cell-electric trucks from Hyzon Motors, with deliveries expected to begin in late 2022.

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