Sen. Joe Manchin Says EV Tax Credit Bonus Is Gone From Spending Bill
Senate Democrats have scrapped a $4,500 bonus tax credit for electric vehicles made with domestic union labor that was opposed by Sen. Joe Manchin as they seek to wrap up negotiations on a spending deal.
June 22, 2022Ford Pledges to Work With Community Near Future EV Factory
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — Ford Motor Co. officials on June 21 pledged to be good neighbors to those in rural west Tennessee who live near the automaker’s planned electric truck factory, a project expected to create thousands of jobs and change the face of the region.
June 22, 2022Electric Trucks Get Boost From Multi-Megawatt Charging Stations
Broad adoption of heavy-duty electric trucks is looking closer than ever with manufacturers releasing new big rigs and the announcement that multi-megawatt charging is coming in 2024.
June 22, 2022How Trucking’s Adoption of Telematics Has Forever Changed Fleet Management
New developments in fleet monitoring and telecommunications during the past few decades have significantly altered how fleets track and manage their drivers and mobile assets.
June 21, 2022FedEx Takes Delivery of 150 BrightDrop EVs
FedEx Corp. announced June 21 it received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, the technology startup from General Motors that is decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
June 21, 2022California Democrats to Investigate Cause of High Gas Prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With California drivers paying more than $6 for a gallon of gas and state officials deadlocked for months over how to provide relief, lawmakers in the state Assembly on June 20 announced they would investigate oil companies they say are “abusing a historic situation to suck profits from Californians’ wallets.”
June 21, 2022Tesla Co-Founder Partners With Toyota to Recycle Car Batteries
Toyota Motor Corp. is tying up with Redwood Materials Inc., a battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, to collect and repurpose cells from some of the earliest battery-powered vehicles.
June 21, 2022US Sanctions Help China Supercharge Its Chipmaking Industry
China’s chip industry is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, after U.S. sanctions on local champions from Huawei Technologies Co. to Hikvision spurred appetite for home-grown components.
June 21, 2022Perspective: Repeal FET to Boost Green Buying
A question to ask the decision-makers in Washington: If the goal is to get more cleaner, greener trucks on the road, why does the federal government keep the 12% federal excise tax on the sale of a new truck?
June 21, 2022VTNA Adds Its First EV Dealership in Tennessee
Volvo Trucks North America announced Nacarato Truck Centers, a third-generation family-run dealership group, completed the required training and facility updates to become its first certified electric vehicle dealership in Tennessee at its La Vergne location, servicing the greater Nashville market.
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