Jan. 20, 2021

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Register now for Work Truck Week 2021 (WTW21), a new online event March 8–12, 2021. WTW21 connects the commercial vehicle industry, offering access to product news, market trends and operational insights to help your company prepare for the year ahead.

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Paul Rosa to give WTW21 Green Hour keynote
Paul Rosa, SVP Procurement & Fleet Planning, Penske, will discuss Penske’s current and near-term advanced fuel and emission reduction programs. Rosa will identify tactics to meet future and unknown emission regulation challenges and discuss the future landscape of advanced fuels in the work truck industry. 
Electric vehicle fleet sales likely to grow in 2021
“The number of medium- and heavy-duty electric fleet vehicles sold is expected to grow by more than 100 percent from 2020 to 2021,” underscoring that the shift to fleet electrification is happening now on a broad scale and expected to accelerate in the years to come, according to a Chargepoint report, “Electrification Is the Way Forward for Every Fleet.”
GM looks to Canada to expand electric vehicle production
Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors says it plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600, to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.
Electric truck startup Rivian closes $2.65 billion investment round
Electric truck startup Rivian continues to attract investors, closing a $2.65 billion funding round. The latest investors include Fidelity Management and Research Company, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Coatue and D1 Capital Partners. T. Rowe Price managed the investment round. 
NTEA fleet council to guide association resources, support
NTEA formed the Fleet Advisory Council, composed of "innovative and forward-thinking" fleet leaders who will provide perspective and guidance on association resources for the work truck community, NTEA reports.
Sustainable technologies for work trucks
GTA's sustainable technologies for work trucks section is evolving with the goal of becoming your comprehensive source of information on green products and technologies for the work truck industry. 
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