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NACFE lays out progression to hydrogen fuel cell trucks

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Hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks are the only long-term zero-emissions technology suitable for...

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Truck Talk: Tasty leftovers edition

This week’s Advanced Clean Transportation Expo expounded on two major electrification themes: the higher power and faster infrastructure critical to speed the adoption of battery-powered trucks, and the more rapid arrival of hydrogen-powered fuel cells, once laughed off as a science project always 10 years away.

Running a live conference during a resurgent pandemic

In Long Beach, California, this week, the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo managed to pull off a live event even as rising...

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ACT Expo: Exclusive first ride in Hyzon hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck

CARSON, Calif. — Is this thing running?

The fuel cell powertrain in the Hyzon Motors Class 8 Freightliner 2022 Cascadia-based demonstration truck is so quiet that a windows-down ride on Interstate 405 in Southern California allowed shouting-free conversation. 

Oh, and the truck emits no pollution, tailpipe or otherwise. Post-drive water vapor under the parked truck doesn’t count. It could be consumed, but it would taste icky.

Water vapor is the only emission from Hyzon Motors’ Class 8...

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High-priced technology pushes trucking rivals into unusual alliances

Battery-electric trucks. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells. Hybrid technologies. Diesel-powered semis. Self-driving trucks. All share a common theme: They are too expensive to develop alone.

Rival truck manufacturers will scrap for every fleet contract. But they increasingly take a pragmatic approach to technology partnerships. 

“We’ve seen it in the past. And it generally works out pretty well,” said Mike Ramsey, a Gartner Inc. vice president and automotive and smart mobility analyst. “Ford and GM...

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Kenworth delivers first — and last — natural gas-electric hybrid trucks

Kenworth recently delivered its first two natural gas-electric hybrid trucks to drayage and warehouse supplier Total Transportation Systems Inc. in Southern California. But the state’s   regulatory shift from lower to zero emissions means they likely will be the last.

The prototypes were developed over four years, funded by a California Air Resources Board (CARB) grant. They share components that Kenworth, a PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) brand, is using in a fleet of hydrogen-powered fuel cell...

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Plug Power extends into e-commerce space with Walmart

Plug power expands into e-commerce with Walmart.

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has announced that its hydrogen and fuel cell solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications. 

The expansion began in August 2020 and will continue into 2021, according to a release. The Tuesday announcement said that across North America, Walmart has 37 distribution centers that use over 9,500 Plug Power-supported GenDrive fuel cell-powered vehicles.

With about 40,000 units in the field and over 100 fueling stations in North America, Plug Power provides...

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GM deal with Nikola delayed beyond anticipated close

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and embattled electric truck startup Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) will not close on a manufacturing partnership by Wednesday as the two companies predicted earlier this month.

“Our transaction with Nikola has not closed,” GM said in a statement provided to FreightWaves on Tuesday. “We are continuing our discussions with Nikola and will provide further updates when appropriate or required.”

A joint Nikola-GM press release on Sept. 8 said, “The parties anticipate...

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Breaking News: GM invests in Nikola; to build Badger pickup

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will become an 11% owner of electric truck startup Nikola Motors Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) and build the battery-electric Badger pickup as well as providing the fuel cells for Nikola’s Class 7 and 8 full-size trucks, the companies said Tuesday.

GM, which plans its own electric pickup truck, also recently invested in startup Lordstown Motors, which is planning a commercially focused pickup.

As CEO of VectoIQ, former GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky led the reverse merger...

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