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Hyliion plans bigger battery to stay relevant in electric truck race

At risk of ceding ground in the race to battery-electric trucks, Hyliion Holdings will launch its natural gas generator-powered hybrid powertrain with 75 miles of electric range, enough to qualify the Hypertruck ERX for zero-emission credits in California.

“We saw it as a way that we can be relevant in the push that the government is having towards zero-emission vehicles,” CEO Thomas Healy told FreightWaves in an interview on Wednesday. “We can participate in that but still offer all the same...

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Analysts: Tesla Semi a ‘distraction’

Few doubt that Tesla (TSLA) has deep pockets, but some wonder whether the electric vehicle company should bite the bullet and abandon one of its most highly anticipated but long delayed product offerings: the futuristic Tesla Semi truck.

“Tesla should drop or spin off its Semi efforts to someone else,” said Michael Ramsey, a vice president and automotive analyst with Gartner. “It’s a different business and a distraction.”

That assessment was echoed by Sam Abuelsamid, a research analyst leading Gui...

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Workhorse delivery van travels 160 miles on a single charge

The composite-body C-1000 electric delivery van from Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) can travel 160 miles on a single charge. And that broadens its customer appeal, the company said.

“Achieving a 160-mile range has been a goal of ours for quite some time. It significantly expands the addressable market,” Workhorse CEO Duane Hughes said in a press release Thursday.

After long delays and significant cost pressures, Workhorse is building C-1000 and C-650 vans in Union City, Indiana. The company...

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