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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 14, 2020

Waymo Outlines Plans to Integrate Autonomous Trucking in Fleets

While agnostic on deployment models and vague on timelines for deployment, Waymo is clear — its end goal is to be a technology provider, not a truck manufacturer or fleet owner.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2020

Ryder Offers C-Series All-Electric Step Vans

As part of the North America rollout, Ryder will place the first group of Workhorse C-1000 vehicles through COOP, a peer-to-peer truck sharing platform, connecting fleet managers to businesses that are looking to rent vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2020

CARB Certifies Workhorse C-Series Electric Delivery Truck

The executive order designates Workhorse as first and only medium-duty battery electric vehicle OEM to receive approvals from both the EPA as well as CARB.

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NewsJuly 10, 2020

New Funding Gives Rivian Frontrunner Status in EV Pickup Race

The investment round of $2.5 billion comes as the electric vehicle startup retools its factory to produce its three electric vehicles starting in 2021.

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NewsJuly 7, 2020

House Infrastructure Bill Heavy on Electrification Spending

The $1.5 trillion package of infrastructure priorities includes federal support for electric vehicles and infrastructure. Trucking groups oppose the bill’s provision that calls for higher motor carrier insurance minimums.

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Articlesby Chris BrownJuly 3, 2020

Using Sharing Tech to Reduce Fleet Budgets

New forms of sharing technology allow fleet operators — from corporate and rental fleets to motor pools — to increase utilization and recoup costs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2020

Amazon Acquires Autonomous Ride-Hailing Group

Zoox started in 2014 with the vision of purpose-built, zero-emissions vehicles designed for autonomous ride-hailing, along with an end-to-end autonomy software stack.

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Newsby Chris BrownJune 26, 2020

Lordstown’s Electric Endurance: A Truck for the Working Class

While the Endurance launch event offered more big-picture proclamations than actual truck specs, Lordstown CEO Steve Burns pointed out one reason why an all-electric pickup will be so tantalizing for fleets.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2020

CARB Passes Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.

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Newsby Chris BrownJune 25, 2020

Lordstown Motors Has Sold Out First-Year Production

Lordstown Motor Corp.’s CEO Steve Burns said preorders from commercial and fleet customers for the all-electric Endurance pickup exceed the company’s production capacity of 20,000 units for 2021.

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