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Commercial Vehicle Group makes two executive appointments

By Will Hall – 27th May 2022

CVG has announced two new appointments to its executive team. Jeffrey Tritapoe will take a newly created role as Senior Vice President of Operations, and Daniel Mehringer will serve as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development.

BAE Systems supplying Hometown buses with electric powertrains

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BAE Systems supplying Hometown buses with electric powertrains

By Will Hall – 26th May 2022

Loop Energy to supply Tevva trucks with fuel cells

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Loop Energy to supply Tevva trucks with fuel cells

By Will Hall – 25th May 2022

Bosch partnering with AWS to digitalise logistics

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Bosch partnering with AWS to digitalise logistics

By Will Hall – 25th May 2022

Proterra appoints Julian Soell as President of bus division

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Proterra appoints Julian Soell as President of bus division

By Bradley Osborne – 22nd May 2022

Bus & Coach

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Borgwarner receives USD4.1 million award from DOE for DC fast charger project

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Electric Charging

Borgwarner receives USD4.1 million award from DOE for DC fast charger project

By Will Hall – 22nd May 2022

BorgWarner Inc, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, has received an award of USD4.09 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design and develop a cost-effective and advanced DC fast charger.

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Up to 565 New Flyer buses ordered for Toronto

By Bradley Osborne – 22nd May 2022

According to the terms of the four-year contracts, TTC has placed firm orders for 202 Xcelsior hybrid-electric buses, and it may order up to an additional 263 forty-foot hybrid-electric buses as well as 100 sixty-foot buses.

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Meritor Q2 revenues up 17% ahead of planned purchase by Cummins

By Bradley Osborne – 19th May 2022

The powertrain and braking components manufacturer recorded strong revenues growth of 17% to USD1.2bn (USD983m) for the second fiscal quarter (and first calendar quarter (January to March)) of 2022.

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Navistar and Audi collaborating to improve school bus and emergency vehicle safety

By Bradley Osborne – 19th May 2022

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Navistar prepares Huntsville plant for Traton’s Common Base Engine production

By Bradley Osborne – 16th May 2022

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Batteries & Energy Storage

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Proterra to expand operating range of ZX5 electric bus with new battery option

By Bradley Osborne – 16th May 2022

Truck & Van

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Kenworth breaks ground on USD45 million expansion to Ohio plant

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Kenworth breaks ground on USD45 million expansion to Ohio plant

By Will Hall – 21st May 2022

Kenworth Truck Co has broken ground on a USD45 million, 105,000 sq ft expansion to its Chillicothe manufacturing site in Ohio. The expansion represents around a 17% increase to the 622,000 sq ft Class 8 truck manufacturing plant, with the new building housing a new test building on the north side of the plant.

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XL Fleet appoints Donald Klein as CFO

By Bradley Osborne – 21st May 2022

Klein took up the position on 11 April, replacing Chris Goldner, who held the role on an interim basis.

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Ready for electrification? A NACFE report on the viability of Class 3-8 zero-emission vehicles

By Will Hall – 20th May 2022

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency concludes from the reports that significant portions of these segments are currently electrifiable, largely due to their use in repeatable routes that support overnight depot charging, reducing their dependence on sparce public charging infrastructure.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells

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Symbio to lead state-funded hydrogen truck project in California

By Bradley Osborne – 17th May 2022

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Amerit authorised to carry out vehicle electrification on behalf of ZEV

By Bradley Osborne – 17th May 2022

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Strategy/Policy

Plug Power launches new branding and sets hydrogen production targets

By Bradley Osborne – 16th May 2022

Trailer

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Refrigeration Systems

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Thermo King launches new diesel electric transport refrigeration unit

By Bradley Osborne – 17th May 2022

The Precedent S-750i, based on the company's S-Series, is reportedly its first TRU to use a diesel electric architecture with integrated shore power, designed to run more efficiently on shore power than diesel.

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Goodyear to develop domestic source of natural rubber

By Will Hall – 15th May 2022

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has announced a multi-million-dollar programme supported by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a species of dandelion called Taraxacum kok-saghyz, known as TK.

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PJ Trailers upgrade gooseneck flatbed trailer with new features

By Bradley Osborne – 9th May 2022

The American trailer manufacturer has announced that it will upgrade its ‘Low-Pro Flatdeck with Duals’ flatbed trailer with additional features, including updated gooseneck and frame designs and a new coupler and suspension.

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Meritor renews supply agreement with Extreme Trailers for brakes and suspensions

By Bradley Osborne – 6th May 2022

Meritor will supply the flatbed trailer manufacturer with MTA and MTA-Tec6 suspensions as well as disc brakes and Tire Inflation Systems over the next three years.