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NewsDecember 12, 2019

8 States Sign Statement to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses

A Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategy to accelerate the zero-emission truck market is expected in the summer of 2020.

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NewsDecember 12, 2019

King County Metro Ceases Operations of 2 On-Demand Pilot Programs

The pilots were designed as 12-month research projects to test innovative solutions to immediate transportation needs.

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NewsDecember 11, 2019

Australia's All Purpose Transport Launches All-Electric Delivery Truck for Ikea

After a three-year project in conjunction with Australian automotive technology company SEA Electric, fleet service provider All Purpose Transport is set to deploy Queensland’s first 100% electric delivery truck for Ikea’s planned zero-emissions truck fleet by 2025.

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NewsDecember 10, 2019

Bosch, Mercedes Launch Driverless Ride-Hailing Service

Using autonomous Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles, the companies have started a pilot project in San Jose to test out their app-based ride-hailing service.

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NewsDecember 9, 2019

Patent Reveals Electric Ford F-150 Details

The patent filings reveal a method to integrate batteries into a body-on-frame “skateboard” chassis in multiple battery housings as opposed to a single large battery placement. Engine motors could power each wheel.

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ArticlesDecember 5, 2019

Battery Capacity an Overlooked Factor in Autonomous Vehicle Deployment, Performance

Autonomous services using electric vehicles will need to consider battery limitations to optimize service deployment, fleet performance, and fleet orchestration.

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NewsDecember 5, 2019

BYD Hires Former Tesla Exec for Truck Division

A licensed civil engineer, Aaron Gillmore was selected by Building Design + Construction Magazine as one of the 40 under 40 industry leaders in 2007.

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NewsDecember 5, 2019

Push to Electric, Autonomous Drives Global Auto Industry Job Cuts

This year, the auto industry will produce 88.8 million vehicles, about a 6% decrease since last year. German manufacturers can expect steeper job cuts in 2020, according to an auto industry lobbying group.

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NewsDecember 5, 2019

GM, LG Chem Partner on EV Battery Production

The JV will establish a battery cell assembly plant on a greenfield manufacturing site in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio that will create more than 1,100 new jobs.

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Articlesby Chris BrownDecember 3, 2019

What I Want from an Electric Pickup

If an automaker can make an electric truck like the one I’m laying out here, I’m all in.

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