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Volvo’s Electric Truck Is Moving Faster Than Its Hydrogen Strategy

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Volvo’s new FH Aero Electric is the kind of truck legacy manufacturers used to imply battery-electric trucking could not really become. It claims up to 700 kilometers of range, carries up to 725 kWh of usable battery energy, supports megawatt charging, and uses a new e-axle to free more chassis … [continued]

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China Just Made Electric Trucks A Freight System, Not A Vehicle Category

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China’s new electric heavy-truck target is not interesting because another government wrote down a 2030 number. It is interesting because the target is tied to the system around the truck. The Ministry of Transport plan points to 40% of new heavy-truck sales being electric by 2030, 20% of the total … [continued]

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CATL — 36 Battery Swap Stations for Hong Kong, 3000 Total This Year

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Going through our CATL archives, I see tons of articles about sodium-ion batteries, but I have to go back more than a year to find a story about CATL battery swapping stations. The company is moving forward with this in places, though. CATL is apparently planning to launch 36 battery … [continued]

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