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Tesla Falls on Musk Cautioning Battery Output Is Years Away
Elon Musk tempered expectations for Tesla Inc.’s long-awaited battery day by cautioning that the company will unveil something that won’t be widely produced for two years.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 11:00 AM |
Tropical Storm Beta Floods Houston, Dumps Rain on Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Beta is flooding Houston as it slows to a crawl along the Gulf Coast, forcing highways to shut and threatening to boost water levels even more before meandering toward Louisiana.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 10:30 AM |
Paccar Announces Partnership With Schenider Electric, Faith Technologies
Paccar announced a collaboration with Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric to provide charging infrastructure for customers who purchase battery-electric models from Kenworth and Peterbilt in the United States and Canada.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 10:30 AM |
Volvo Adds NFI to LIGHTS Project
Volvo Trucks North America announced diversified carrier NFI is the latest fleet to demonstrate two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS project.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 10:15 AM |
Dana Adds to Global E-Propulsion Manufacturing Footprint
Dana Inc. announced its latest push for a larger presence in global e-propulsion systems by expanding production of its TM4 low- to high-voltage electric motors, inverters and vehicle control units to India.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 9:45 AM |
Diesel Drops 1.8¢ to $2.404 a Gallon
The price of diesel, trucking’s main fuel, dropped 1.8 cents to $2.404 a gallon in its third consecutive decline, the Energy Information Administration reported Sept. 21.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 6:00 PM |
US Stimulus Prospects Darken With Strains Over Supreme Court
The eruption of a partisan battle over replacing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg damaged already-slim prospects for another round of U.S. fiscal stimulus, threatening to undermine the recovery in the coming months.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 3:45 PM |
FAST Act Yearlong Extension Included in Temporary Funding Bill
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.), leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation policy panel, agree that an extension of the 2015 FAST Act would buy congressional policymakers time to update provisions to the highway bill. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 3:30 PM |
Rivian Faces Ban From Michigan Car Dealers in Direct-Sales Fight
Michigan auto dealers are trying to block startup electric carmakers including Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Motors Inc. from following in Tesla Inc.’s footsteps by selling vehicles directly to consumers and servicing them in the state.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 2:45 PM |
Crossword Puzzle Solution for September 21, 2020
Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 21, 2020 print edition.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 1:30 PM |
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