By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 14, 2019 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently announced that it has completed the first two units of Freightliner’s eCascadia battery-electric truck. The two vehicles are part of Freightliner’s Electric Innovation Fleet and constructed to evaluate the integration of all-electric trucks into large-scale fleet operations. The Freightliner eCascadia is …
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2019 This past weekend, Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 in China faced what could very well be its first test of endurance, as the yet-to-be-completed electric car production facility caught the rains and winds of Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall between Taiwan and Shanghai on Saturday morning. As could be …
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 12, 2019 It appears that Fiat Chrysler’s decision to strike a deal with Tesla as a way to avoid incurring CO2 emissions fines in Europe is paying off. In a recent statement during a conference call about the company’s second-quarter financial results, CEO Mike Manley stated that FCA will …
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