CLIMATEWIRE | Battery-powered trucks could be cheaper to own and operate than diesel trucks by the end of the decade — making them the most attractive option for decarbonizing the heavy-duty transportation sector, according to research from the International Council on Clean Transportation.

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 (Reuters) - Commercial vehicle maker Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE) on Thursday launched Rizon, a medium-duty electric truck brand for the U.S., aiming to take on the likes of Isuzu Motors Ltd (7202.T) and Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) truck and bus unit Hino Motors Ltd (7205.T).

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CNN — The Chevrolet Bolt EV, General Motors first fully electric vehicle to be built and sold on a large scale, will go out of production by the end of this year.

The Michigan assembly plant where it’s produced will be turned over to electric pickup truck production as part of GM’s roll-out of large numbers of fully electric vehicles in the coming years. These new electric vehicles will be based GM’s new electric vehicle platform, Ultium, which is not used by the Bolt.

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California is farther ahead on the road to electric vehicle adoption than it anticipated a decade ago. 

Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the state had passed a cumulative 1.5 million cumulative plug-in vehicle sales. That’s two years ahead of a goal set by previous California Governor Jerry Brown, aiming to hit that number by 2025.

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