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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.

Government, Business, Technology

Many Electric Vehicles to Lose Big Tax Credit With New Rules

WASHINGTON — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit later this year under rules proposed March 31 by the U.S. Treasury Department.

March 31, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Tesla Pursues US Battery Plant With China’s CATL

Tesla Inc. is looking to build a battery plant in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would likely be a controversial arrangement with China’s dominant electric vehicle battery manufacturer.

March 30, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

February Used Class 8 Sales Down 20% Year-Over-Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in February decreased 19.6% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 21,900 units, ACT Research reported.

March 30, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

How a Georgia Plant Helps Solve a Huge EV Supply Chain Kink

COVINGTON, Ga. — Ascend Elements takes spent lithium-ion batteries and scrap from EV battery makers and grinds them to dust, salvaging minerals for reuse in new EV power sources.

March 30, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

How Government Incentives Drive Electric Truck Adoption

President Joe Biden has made proliferation of electric vehicles a focus of his administration, with the commercial transportation industry playing a key role.

March 29, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Could Score $1 Million a Day in Hydrogen Incentives

If electric vehicle company Nikola can get its hydrogen fuel cell trucks and filling station network operable, the company could pull in hundreds of millions a year from federal incentives.

March 29, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Electric Truck Market Considers Infrastructure Reality

Electric truck market growth is poised to accelerate even as infrastructure constraints hinder that trajectory, according to experts.

March 29, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Elon Musk, Scientists Call for Pause in AI Race

Artificial intelligence experts and industry leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, are calling on developers to hit the pause button on training powerful AI models.

March 29, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Solar Roofs Are Being Used to Power EVs

The immediate future of solar-powered vehicles is becoming clear: smaller, lighter, cheaper systems built to subtly augment electric driving, rather than power it in full. 

March 29, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Startup Lucid to Cut 1,300 Jobs, 18% of Its Workforce

Lucid Group Inc. is eliminating 18% of its workforce, including employees and contractors, as the electric vehicle startup looks to cut costs in its second full year of production.

March 28, 2023