Isuzu Commercial Truck of America

Hyzon becomes latest SPAC-backed startup to crash

Even with a stream of positive news releases, the signs and warnings for Hyzon were there. Now reality has arrived: Fuel cell developer Hyzon Motors is the latest startup to give up after going public during the SPAC craze of 2020-2021.

Hyzon fought through numerous obstacles, including a $25 million fine from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to fabricating orders for hydrogen-powered commercial trucks in China.

The spinoff of Singapore’s Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies chased the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hyzon-becomes-latest-spac-backed-startup-to-crash

ChargePoint’s latest downsizing intended to help stop the bleeding

ChargePoint Holdings is laying off more than 200 employees – 15% of its workforce – in its second downsizing this year. The manufacturer of electric vehicle chargers cut 12% – about 198 jobs – from its global workforce in January.

ChargePoint has been making inroads into commercial trucking and vehicle connectivity. But the financial picture of the company that went public during the SPAC frenzy remains bleak. ChargePoint shares are down more than 35% year to date through Thursday..

The latest...

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Truck electrification is much more than picking a charger

You can buy a charger for an electric vehicle from any number of suppliers. But it’s an incomplete purchase without knowing when the charger is operating, how much juice it can put out at a given time and whether or not it’s occupied.

“The last conversation I’m having is ‘Let’s pick the right hardware, how to deploy it cost effectively, and let me help you operate it so you get the SLA (service life agreement) you want,” Rich Mohr, ChargePoint Holdings Inc. senior vice president for North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-electrification-is-much-more-than-picking-a-charger

3 legacy manufacturers unveil medium-duty electric trucks

The medium-duty field for electric trucks grew by four new entries on Wednesday as Mack Truck, Isuzu and Hino Trucks revealed battery-powered models.

All three made their announcements at the NTEA Work Truck Week industry trade show in Indianapolis.

For Mack, the MD electric joins its lineup of Class 6-7 medium duties it assembles in Roanoke, Virginia, where Mack reentered the medium-duty market in 2020 after a two-decade hiatus. Mack builds a Class 8 LR Electric refuse hauler in Pennsylvania.

“Thi...

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Truck Talk: ‘Look, Ma, no hands’ edition

This week, we’re cleaning up after a flurry of news in the autonomous vehicle space and seeing the first concrete evidence that the chips are down for truck manufacturers. 

Construction alert

One went public. One went virtual. Another expanded in China. After an unusually busy week in the autonomous vehicle space, what could possibly be left to talk about? 

Let’s start with construction zones. They present a vexing yet all-too-frequent challenge for designers of perception software expected to be...

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Cummins’ B6.7 engine to power new Isuzu Class 6, 7 trucks

Isuzu's Shaun Skinner speaks at Work Truck Show

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America said its 2022 F-Series trucks will come equipped with the Cummins (NYSE: CMI) B6.7 diesel engine for the U.S. and Canadian markets. The combined truck and engine package is the first product globally from the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP).

The B6.7, which has been produced by Cummins for nearly 40 years, allows Isuzu to expand into Class 7. Combined with a recent announcement of the start of production of its Class 5 gas engine models, the new...

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