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Singapore spinoff Hyzon Motors makes US fuel cell trucking play

In the early 2000s, General Motors envisioned hundreds of thousands of fuel cell-powered vehicles on the road by 2010. Its research and development facility in the village of Honeoye Falls, New York, would be the nerve center of the ambitious plan. 

It never happened. Instead, GM produced a few prototypes and 120 retrofitted Chevrolet Equinox SUVs used for two-week loans to consumers and businesses to acquaint them with driving on hydrogen power.

GM shut down the facility near Rochester in 2012....

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Rare air: Kenworth and Peterbilt electric trucks take on Pikes Peak

Kenworth and Peterbilt showed off real-world capability in driving battery-electric and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. But a more meaningful lesson came in descending the mountain.

The Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero-emissions vehicles to negotiate grades between 7% and 10% that are part of the 12.42-mile Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course.

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Daimler and Volvo seal fuel cell tie-up

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG will waste no time in developing hydrogen-powered fuel cells for long-haul trucking now that they have signed a binding agreement to form a jointventure in the rapidly expanding field of manufacturers pursuing the zero-emissions technology.

Daimler and Volvo are two of the world’s largest heavy-duty truck makers. Working together helps both companies. Daimler brings decades of fuel cell experience. Volvo brings cash to accelerate the work. Volvo is paying...

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Xos gets first Class 8 electric truck deal from Hino

Startup Xos trucks originally pitched itself as a custom electric chassis maker for Class 8 trucks. After pivoting to medium-duty trucks, the company is back on mission with a contract from Japan’s Hino Trucks.

Xos, formerly Thor Trucks, will supply its X-Pack, a modular battery pack system, to the Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) subsidiary. The X-Pack is built from the cell-level up to operate as an intelligent standalone unit. 

After giving up its original name, Xos proceeded with deals to make...

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Behind the scenes: How the GM-Nikola tie-up came together

When Steve Girsky made the deal to take Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) public in a reverse merger in March, one of his first calls was to General Motors CEO Mary Barra. He wanted to shop the idea of the automaker working with the electric truck startup on batteries and fuel cells.

As former vice chairman at GM (NYSE: GM), Girsky knew the company had deep reservoirs of expertise in both technologies. Former GM fuel cell engineers advised Nikola even before Girsky’s VectoIQ special purpose...

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Electric truck story stocks drive market enthusiasm

Hyliion Class 8 hybrid truck

Talk about a V-shaped recovery. 

Shares of electrification startup Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) experienced the bounce back this week that few still predict for the nation’s economy following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Storytelling, more than products and revenue, is stoking market enthusiasm for electric trucks, including Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS). The early stage maker of electric delivery vans is attracting heady interest because of a possible windfall from startup Lordstown Motors Corp. 

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