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10/18/19
Southern California will soon see the deployment of electric rigs, produced by Volvo Trucks North America in partnership with 15 stakeholders, with some of the funding coming from the California Air Resources Board.
The first Volvo VNR Electric regional haul tractor was unveiled in September at a media event at Volvo’s New River Valley facility in Dublin, Va., where all Volvo trucks sold in North America are built.
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Dependable Supply Chain Services has deployed two electric terminal trucks from Orange EV at its facility here. The trucks replace two diesel yard trucks and bring the terminal, which is used by the company’s less-than-truckload division Dependable Highway Express, closer to its goal of creating a sustainable, zero-emission facility.
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10/16/19
Dependable Supply Chain Services unveiled its first two battery-electric Orange EV yard trucks (also known as yard hostlers/spotters) in October 2019, which will be used at its Ontario, California facility.
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News Story
10/15/19
Truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) announced a full battery electric version of the company’s VNR model will go on sale by the end of 2020. The announcement was made by VTNA President Peter Voorhoeve at a press conference during the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.
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News Story
10/10/19
The battery-electric version of Volvo Trucks North America’s VNR Class 8 regional hauler— dubbed the EVNR— is now slated “to go on sale at the end of 2020,” announced Peter Voorhoeve, the OEM’s president, at an Oct. 6 press conference at the American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego.
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News Story
09/30/19
The new Volvo VNR regional hauler will debut later this year in Southern California as part of the state’s LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project to reduce vehicle emissions. A multi-party public-private partnership is driving an initiative by Volvo Trucks to develop a fleet of battery-powered electric freight liners and battery charging infrastructure… Read more »
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