trucking
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With a fleet test of the Freightliner eCascadia by real customers, Daimler Trucks will fine-tune its upcoming heavy-duty electric semi ahead of its official 2021 production start.
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Toyota introduces second hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi working in Los Angeles
Toyota is going big on fuel cells. Its latest effort expands on the Mirai sedan by converting semitrucks to hydrogen fuel-cell power. The company has been testing a fuel-cell powered semi for more than a year at the Port of Long Beach, California, ferrying goods from the Toyota Logistics facility...
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Missing piece in global vehicle emission puzzle: heavy trucks
A global push to reduce vehicle emissions and create cleaner air for future generations has been underway for half a century now. However, while many governments around the world have introduced lower emission and higher fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars, another large contributor to...
Sean Szymkowski -
Mexico urged to pass strong emissions limits for heavy trucks; 20,000 deaths cited
Environmental groups want Mexico to pass tougher emissions standards that have been pending for months.
Stephen Edelstein -
Fleet Operators Favor New Rules For Fuel-Efficient Big Trucks
Fleet operators appear positive about proposed fuel-economy standards.
Stephen Edelstein -
Natural Gas For Long-Haul Trucks: Which Version Makes More Sense?
LNG or CNG? If that just looks like a jumble of letters to you, we're talking about liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas--and so is the trucking industry. Natural gas has, to a degree, been overlooked in the passenger vehicle industry while companies look towards electrification (in...
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Electrification and hybridization are the buzzwords of passenger transportation right now, but debate in the trucking world focuses on two different alternative fuels. As the industry seeks to clean up its act and reduce costs for operators, diesel and natural gas are slugging it out as the two main fuels of trucking's future. But as far as those within the industry are concerned, diesel will remain the dominant option for many years to come--well past 2050, in fact. That's the view of Allen Schaeffer from the Diesel Technology Forum, writing for GE's Ideas Lab. He notes that the booming...
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Is The BulletTruck What Semis Will Look Like In The Future?
Recently, we attracted flak from some quarters of our readership for featuring pickup trucks. While not green by the standards of modern electric vehicles and hybrids, their push towards greater efficiency is equally important--because the biggest gains come from the most popular and...
Antony Ingram