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Thompson announces more than $600,000 in funding for Huron communities

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HURON – Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson recently announced funding of $610,807 for Huron County communities aimed to strengthen emergency preparedness, fire protection and community events.   “Protecting our communities starts with ensuring our frontline responders, municipalities and community organizations have the tools and resources they need to keep residents safe and supported,” Thompson said. “These investments will strengthen emergency preparedness, […]

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More Battery Electric Trucks Take To Australian Roads

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Despite our vast distances in Australia, most trucks operate along transport corridors north–south on the east coast. With a will and some investment, this corridor can be electrified. Here are a couple more stories of progress along the route to electrification. It is certainly not China speed and can get … [continued]

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“Yes We Can” — BEV Heavy Trucks Already in Service

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Fresh from losing the argument that electric vehicles would ruin your weekend, Australia’s conservative politicians and their media enablers are now hell bent on attacking battery-powered semi-trailers. Of course, they have not admitted that they were wrong about the weekend, and won’t when Twiggy Forrest wins the heavy trucking argument … [continued]

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Electric Garbage Trucks Are The Heavy-Duty EV Story Hiding In Plain Sight

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The electric garbage truck is not the poster child for vehicle electrification. It does not have the consumer glamour of an electric pickup, the political visibility of an electric bus, or the freight-sector drama of battery-electric and hydrogen tractor-trailers fighting for long-haul mindshare (batteries for the win, as usual). It … [continued]

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