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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2020

Navistar's New Facility for NEXT eMobility Business Unit

Navistar announced a new facility in Rochester Hills, Mich., will house its NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit.The building will serve as the technical lead location for NEXT and will include design, engineering, and analysis of all its electric vehicles and batteries.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2020

Fleet Adoption of Alt-Fuel Technology Growing, New Report Shows

Over 98% of fleets involved also said they expected a continued interest, or increased investment, of sustainable vehicle technologies and fuels, according to the new report.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2020

Judge Orders Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees

Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman said the companies have violated California labor law by labeling its drivers as contractor workers instead of employees.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2020

Republic Services Orders 2,500 EV Waste Trucks from Nikola

Nikola Corporation announces a minimum order of 2,500 electrified refuse trucks from Republic Services, expandable up to 5,000, with the order to begin full production deliveries in 2023 and on-road testing likely to begin in early 2022.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2020

Singapore EV Carsharing Marks 1 Million Rentals

The service, which launched in 2017 as part of a Land Transport Authority pilot program, now has more than 80,000 users.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2020

FUSO Introduces Concept Truck: eCanter SensorCollect

The FUSO eCanter SensorCollect is a concept garbage collection truck based on the all-electric eCanter. The vehicle proposes an application of the emissions-free light-duty truck to make essential garbage collection services more efficient and environmentally conscious.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 10, 2020

Fleet Readers Sound Off on Flat-Rate Compensation

One key reason for a current shortage of service technicians is the result of the flat-rate compensation plan, a contentious payment system that assigns standard times to complete a repair job. Many technicians assert that the flat-rate compensation plan under-compensates them in relation to other industries requiring similar skillsets.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2020

AAA, Electrify America Deploy 55 Volkswagen EVs in Sacramento

Through AAA Car Subscription electric vehicle service, members can now get a 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf with insurance, repairs, maintenance, and emergency roadside assistance all for one monthly subscription fee.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2020

Red Hook Terminals Deploys Electric Truck Fleet

Red Hook Terminals ordered a fleet of 10 BYD 8Y all-electric yard tractors that will be deployed at Red Hook Terminal’s intermodal yard in Port Newark, New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2020

GreenPower Completes First EV Star CarGo+

GreenPower has completed the first EV Star CarGo+ delivery box truck in collaboration with Marathon Truck Body of Santa Clarita, Calif., scheduled for customer delivery later this month.

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