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First Ever GMA Trucking Procurement Brings Together Leading Companies to Enable Largest Known Deployment of Class 8 Battery Electric Trucks in Texas
In a major milestone for electric freight, the Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), in collaboration with strategic partner Smart Freight Centre (SFC), announced the results of its groundbreaking pilot procurement that will enable the largest known deployment of Class 8 zero-emission trucks1 and associated charging infrastructure in Texas. Leveraging corporate demand for decarbonized on-road shipping from first mover companies like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Green Worldwide Shipping, and Meta, the
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