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UK to invest £200M in fleet of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks

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This could see hundreds more zero-emission HGVs rolled out across the nation and save the industry money, due to overall running costs of green vehicles being cheaper than gasoline and diesel equivalents. —Transport Minister Trudy Harrison.

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Electreon to supply Israel’s 4th largest bus operator with wireless charging infrastructure; simultaneous charging of 30 buses

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The cost of the deal is $1.9 million; it will cover the fleet’s activity, and includes 30 buses. In addition, Electra Afikim will bear the cost of the electricity. 2022 is Electreon’s year of transition from planning, development and construction of supply chains towards large-scale production and sales.

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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XL Fleet Corp. announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s new electrified refrigerated trailer solutions.

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SUPERVALU unveils new natural gas powered truck fleet and fill station

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The fleet, which operates out of SUPERVALU’s Mechanicsville, Va., and North Carolina, is the largest private fleet of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. The conversion to natural gas will reduce the fleet’s annual oil consumption by more than 1 million gallons and result in 1,300 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Coke Canada Bottling acquiring 6 Volvo VNR Electric trucks

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The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the beverage distributor’s fleet of 650 heavy-duty vehicles to service customers throughout the region. To support charging its battery-electric fleet, Coke Canada Bottling is also installing three 150 kW DC chargers with nine dispensers at its Montreal distribution center.

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UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

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Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs.

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DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

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These are to: (1) reduce the cost of electric charging infrastructure; and (2) manage EV loads while maintaining or improving power quality, reliability, and affordability. Non-residential use includes EVSE installations at commercial and public locations for commercial charging, workplace charging, fleet charging, etc.

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