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Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Volvo, Northvolt Join Forces on European EV Battery Factory

Volvo Car Group and Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB will jointly build an electric car battery factory in the latest move by European manufacturers to localize cell production in the region.

William Wilkes | Bloomberg News
June 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Hyliion Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

Electrified powertrain company Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Mitchell 1 Adds VMRS Codes to Truck Repair Software

Mitchell 1 announced it added Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards codes to its TruckSeries suite of truck repair software solutions that help technicians estimate labor times, and diagnose and repair all makes of trucks in Classes 4-8.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Truckstop.com, Revenova Announce Book It Now Integration

Truckstop .com announced it has integrated its Book It Now service with the transportation management solutions company Revenova.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Bridgestone Invests in Kodiak Robotics

Bridgestone Americas announced it made a minority investment in self-driving truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Bosch to Supply Air Compressors to Cellcentric

Bosch announced it signed a long-term agreement to supply electric air compressors with integrated power electronics to Cellcentric, a joint venture of Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group AB focused on developing hydrogen fuel cell systems.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Xos Forms Powertrain Division

Electric truck manufacturer Xos Inc. announced it established a new powertrain division called Powered by Xos.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

FedEx to Test Nuro Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FedEx Corp. announced June 15 that it has partnered with Nuro, one of the nation’s leading autonomous vehicle companies, to test the use of driverless vehicles for multistop and appointment-based deliveries in Houston.

Erik Bascome | Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
June 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Auto Show Back in Detroit Next Year

DETROIT — The head of Detroit’s big international auto show says it will return to the Motor City next year, but with smaller indoor displays and more emphasis on experiencing vehicles and technology outside.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

In Reversal, Lordstown Motors Says It Has No Firm Truck Orders

TOLEDO, Ohio — Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said June 17 it doesn’t have any firm orders for its vehicles, just days after its president said the company had enough to maintain production through 2022.

John Seewer | Associated Press
June 18, 2021