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First electric school buses deployed in Texas; 3 Blue Bird buses

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The three buses, manufactured by Blue Bird Corporation, started transporting students this school year. With help from their local dealer, Rush Bus Centers, and the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the district was able to fund the buses and charging stations with grants from the Volkswagen settlement.

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Albertsons makes first US commercial 100% electric refrigerated grocery delivery with a Class 8 truck; Volvo Trucks and AEM

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The Southern California fleet, which is made up entirely of trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks, covers 335 stores in the region, running from the Central Coast to the California-Mexico border. Albertsons Cos.

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Volkswagen offering subscriptions to ID.3 and ID.4 in Germany

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As part of our ACCELERATE strategy, we are continuing our rapid and systematic transformation from car manufacturer to mobility services provider. family, but the platform will later be made available to dealers to offer combustion engine and hybrid vehicles as well. In the future, cars will be delivered via the dealer network.

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Deutsche Telekom and Un-Blinking Technologies introduce iCar M2M solution for US car dealers and their customers

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The solution enables car dealerships to offer value-added services to purchasers of any vehicle, un-tethered to the proprietary technology of individual vehicle manufacturers. For Deutsche Telekom, the cooperation with car dealers is part of an expanding M2M portfolio for connected cars. SkyTrace, Inc.

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Mack LR Electric Class 8 refuse truck now in serial production

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The Mack LR Electric may be fitted with equipment bodies from numerous manufacturers based on the unique needs of the customer. The Ultra Service Agreement includes preventative and scheduled maintenance, towing and repair, a battery warranty and monitoring via Mack connected services in a single package that can include monthly payments.

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General Motors introduces omnichannel used car marketplace CarBravo

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Dealer enrollment begins immediately, and the consumer launch is expected to begin in spring 2022. CarBravo will give customers more choice and access to shop significantly expanded inventories of both the dealer and a national central stock of GM used vehicles. CarBravo will leverage GM’s new digital retail platform (DRP).

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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America. Battle Motors is bringing the Battle-Ready Class 8 severe duty full electric truck to the market this summer with 12 top tier Municipal customers.

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