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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

BHP Group, Caterpillar, and Finning International announced an agreement to replace BHP’s entire haul truck fleet at the Escondida mine —the world’s largest producer of copper concentrates and cathodes located in the Antofagasta Region, northern Chile. BHP operates and owns 57.5% BHP operates and owns 57.5%

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JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets. F) at depth.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

USDA owns and operates one of the largest civilian fleets in the Federal Government and this move to a fleet that can use E85 or biodiesel will increase efficiencies and performance. Background on USDA Fleet. This will occur over time during the normal fleet renewal process. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. This “try before you buy” program provides fleet owners with the opportunity to haul loads with the new truck for up to two weeks. Like Cummins Westport’s new L9N and B6.7N

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. The electric trucks will be added to DHE’s existing fleet of more than 500 Volvo trucks operating across North America. Earlier post.).

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JULY 11, 2023

Analysis of a study by S&P Global Mobility shows the number of new near-zero emission diesel trucks on the road in the US increased 10.2% between 2021 and 2022, according to the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Near-zero emission trucks are advanced diesel technology manufactured in the 2010 and later model years. are CNG, 0.3%

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to public and private partners in California. The funds will be used to retrofit and replace old, polluting diesel vehicles and equipment, including school buses, heavy-duty trucks, tractors and port equipment. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $9.6

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, a 99% petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. This move is part of the City’s efforts to phase out its use of regular diesel. The use of renewable diesel builds upon the City’s success using biodiesel.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Motiv Power Systems has launched its next-generation electric trucks for medium-duty fleets. million miles with fleets across North America. This means that fleets can drive the full range with a max rated payload, opening the door to electrification for companies with large payload requirements such as linens and office supplies.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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MAY 14, 2022

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. As part of these trials, commercial vehicle manufacturer Leyland?Trucks Trucks rolled out 20?DAF?battery battery electric HGVs for?use

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. These kilometers have predominantly been driven by gasoline and diesel cars, exacerbating the air pollution crisis in European cities. The high share of diesels in the PHV fleet can be also found in the traditional taxi market.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The two companies announced earlier this year that Werner Enterprises plans to validate and integrate Cummins’ 15-liter natural gas and Cummins’ X15H hydrogen engines, both part of Cummins’ fuel-agnostic platform, into their fleet. Earlier post.). X15H under development.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Through a key partnership with Renault Trucks, the beverage manufacturer is electrifying one-fifth of its truck fleet and creating the largest fleet of electric trucks in Belgium. The company will also reduce its CO 2 emissions by 75% compared to diesel trucks. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This engine, named as part of the X engine family, is positioned to replace both the L9 and the X12 with the versatility to serve both medium- and heavy-duty applications. The diesel version will be first available, with other versions for gaseous fuels introduced later. will be offered in diesel, natural gas, gasoline and propane.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Blue Bird’s electric school buses produce zero emissions, and have fewer parts when compared with a diesel bus. Based on data the district has provided, they are looking to save more than $4,000 a year on fuel savings and $2,000 a year on maintenance savings when compared with the diesel buses in their fleet.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Volkswagen is organizing the e-mobility weeks to inform politicians and policy-makers; journalists; dealers; fleet managers (70% of sales in Germany are to fleets); and the general public about present and future e-technologies and e-vehicles, as well as to make the case that, as one presenter put it: “ e-mobility is at the heart of Volkswagen ”.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Fuel cell technology has been an integral part of the Hochbahn vehicle strategy for converting the bus fleet to emission-free drives for years. The number and names of the companies that are now invited to submit bids are confidential for reasons of competition. The advantages of fuel cells are their high flexibility and range.

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Fuel Hydrogen Convert Fleet 526

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JUNE 14, 2018

liter EcoBlue diesel engine, is targeted to return an EPA-estimated Highway rating of at least 30 mpg. The first Fusion Hybrid Taxi shares parts with the Ford Police Responder Hybrid for improved durability in a livery duty cycle (police vehicles come with many heavy-duty chassis parts, like wheels and suspension).

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The companies failed to install particulate filters on some of their heavy-duty diesel trucks and failed to verify that trucks they hired for use in California complied with the state rule. As part of the settlement, the companies will spend $575,000 on air filtration systems at schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

TransLink will be adding these to their two LFSe vehicles delivered in 2019 as part of the Canadian Consortium for Urban Transportation Research and Innovation (CUTRIC) Canada-wide Interchangeability Project, bringing their fleet to 17 Nova Bus electric vehicles. LFS Diesel. LFS Diesel buses are powered by the Cummins ISL 8.9

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Chicago Diesel Buy Fleet 243

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APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach sales and support in the USA and Canada, has finalized an agreement with Lightning Systems, a Loveland, Colorado-based developer of zero-emission electric drivetrains for commercial vehicle fleets. It is a smart way to integrate zero emissions into a motorcoach fleet.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The research focuses on zero-carbon hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels as viable alternatives to diesel for the rail industry. The team will develop hardware and control strategies for the engine, which will run on hydrogen and diesel fuel to demonstrate the viability of using alternative fuels. billion pounds of carbon dioxide.

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MAY 14, 2023

A Ford-led consortium is testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on the E-Transit in a small UK-based prototype fleet developed by Ford Pro. A test fleet of eight hydrogen fuel cell Ford E-Transits will run for six-month periods over the three-year project to 2025.

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JULY 24, 2020

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, has opened four new fueling stations in northern and central California, providing greater accessibility to 100% renewable diesel. They are located near major commercial freight routes and are designed to accommodate commercial fleet vehicles of all sizes.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The VNR Electric model from Volvo Trucks North America is the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 truck in Performance Team’s fleet, which will be on the road by end of year. The acquisition of the new Volvo VNR Electric models is part of Maersk’s Environment Social Governance (ESG) strategy to decarbonize logistics.

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JUNE 27, 2022

Ricard, in partnership with Stagecoach North East, has repowered a diesel, double decker bus with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system. Delivering zero tailpipe emissions, Ricardo is now seeking to secure customers to invest in the production of a fleet of passenger vehicles fit for the future of sustainable shared mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. FUSO also announced the company’s first US commercial partner for the eCanter: UPS will place three of the new electric trucks into its fleet. Seven-Eleven Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

have signed a Heads of Agreement that secures access for Hiringa and its fleet partners to the supply of hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered zero-emission Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). We are excited to be rapidly growing our presence in Australia and New Zealand and look forward to playing our part in the global decarbonization story.

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JULY 22, 2020

With between 20-45% of the diesel fuel being displaced by green hydrogen on the various vehicles, the HyTIME project concluded that with the appropriate hydrogen infrastructure, fleet wide roll-out could provide a huge and timely step change in overall fleet emissions.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

With districts able to obtain grant and other financial assistance, locations that we have deployed electric school buses in were the first in their state to have an EV bus in their fleet. In fact, over 50% of what we produce is an alternative to diesel, and we are prepared to meet further growth in demand. —Phil Horlock.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to implement jointly a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel trains. Subsequent conversion of the entire fleet of 54 Coradia Lint vehicles is under consideration.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A new generation of solutions will be needed to electrify America’s fleet and achieve a zero-emissions future by 2050. The summation of these barriers represents the Total Cost of Electrification (TCE), a new analytical framework that expands upon traditional analyses associated with fleet investment. —“Financing the Transition”.

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MAY 7, 2022

The 2MW hydrogen-battery hybrid truck, generating more power than its diesel predecessor and capable of carrying a 290-tonne payload, is part of Anglo American’s nuGen Zero Emission Haulage Solution (ZEHS). nuGen is part of FutureSmart Mining, Anglo American’s innovation-led approach to sustainable mining.

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JUNE 25, 2020

The Orange County Transportation Authority board has approved a draft plan outlining how the agency will convert the OC Bus fleet to 100% zero-emission technology by 2040. OCTA will begin phasing in the purchase of zero-emission buses as part of future bus procurements beginning in 2023.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing a further €20 million in the procurement of vehicles for fleets and the development of charging infrastructure as part of its electromobility funding guideline. The ministry approved a total of 86 projects, 36 of them by municipalities and 50 by companies.

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