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Layoffs Begin in the North American Truck Segment

Chris Fisher Both Volvo and International Truck have initiated layoffs this year due to sluggish orders and high production capacity in preparation for a potential 2026 truck pre-buy ahead of the phase 3 GHG Emission Regulations scheduled for implementation in 2027.
Volvo Trucks North America plans to lay off up to another 350 workers from a Virginia plant as part of job cuts affecting up to 980 employees across the country since the beginning of the year.
Employees at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia, were notified of the workforce reduction this month, and their last day at the facility will be June 27, Volvo spokesperson Janie Coley said.
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CATL Next Generation Batteries Coming Soon
A few weeks ago, BYD announced new battery technology that allows electric cars to recharge in about 5 minutes. This month, at the annual Shanghai Auto Show, CATL fired back with fast charging news of its own. It claims its second generation Shenxing battery can add 520 kilometers (323 miles) of range in just five minutes of charging time. The BYD announcement claims its batteries can add 400 kilometers (250 miles) in 5 minutes using a Level 3 fast charger
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IMO Votes First-Ever Global Carbon Price on Shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN agency which regulates maritime transport, has voted to implement a global cap on carbon emissions from ocean shipping and a penalty on entities that exceed that limit.
The agreement makes the shipping industry the first sector to agree on an internationally mandated target to reduce emissions along with a global carbon price. The agreement includes standards for greenhouse gas intensity from maritime shipping fuels, with those standards starting in 2028 and reducing through 2035. The end goal is to reach net-zero emissions in shipping by 2050
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Aeson Power Unveils Sodium Battery Products
At EES Europe 2025, one of the leading events for the energy storage industry, Aeson Power debuted its sodium battery energy storage product line, including the SIBPOM-4850 for telecommunications, the SIBPOM-12100 for UPS, and the SIBPOM-125kWh energy storage cabinet for C&I-scale use.
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Volvo Announces World’s First Electric Articulated Hauler
The star of the recent Bauma-Germany 2025 show is arguably the game-changing A30 Electric articulated hauler. It’s the first vehicle of its kind in what is both a key industrial segment for Volvo and a world’s first for a series production BEV in its class – 60-years since Volvo revolutionized the construction industry with the launch of Gravel Charlie, the world’s first articulated hauler.
The Volvo A30 Electric offers a 64,000 lb. (32 ton)/23.3 cubic yard payload capacity and “full day” operation thanks to its 245 kWh li-ion battery.
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2025 NA Zero Turn Mowers Production
841,500 units is the estimate by Power Systems Research of the number of Zero Turn Mowers expected to be produced in the United States in 2025.
Zero Turn Mowers are Zero-Turn Mowers are riding lawn mowers that have a turning radius that is effectively zero inches. Models are made for either residential or commercial applications.
This product information comes from industry interviews and from two proprietary databases maintained by Power Systems Research: EnginLink™…
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SME-Automate. Meet John Krzesicki

John Krzesicki Automate 2025 (May 12–15, 2025) in Detroit, is North America's largest trade show and conference dedicated to automation, robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence, and motion control technologies. John Krzesicki, Business Development Manager at Power Systems Research, will be at the show. Organized by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the event will feature more than 800 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations across over 320,000 square feet of exhibit space,…
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France, Germany Endorse Electric Trucks

Guy Youngs French Conseil d’Analyse Économique (CAE) and the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) finally weighed in on the EV vs. Hydrogen debate. And they didn’t fall for the hydrogen fantasy. Instead, they did what economists do best: they looked at the numbers, ran the models, and calmly declared that battery-electric trucks are not just viable—they’re the smart bet
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Europe Tesla (TSLA) Deliveries Down 43%
The official numbers from European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) are out, and they confirmed that Tesla deliveries have crashed by 43% in Europe so far this year.
Based on the main European auto markets already having reported vehicle registrations earlier this month, we already had a good idea of Tesla’s performance in the market, but now the ACEA has made it official.
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Magnesium Battery Offers Alternative To Lithium
Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, have developed a new electrolyte system for magnesium anodes, which they claim demonstrates a potential alternative to lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries through superior performance.
The team suggests halide-free Mg batteries surpass previous batteries in terms of safety, efficiency and stability. The aging effects of energy storage are also apparently mitigated with magnesium, which the team claimed would lead to a longer lifespan of the battery.
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