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LAS VEGAS — One person died and seven others were hurt Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel.

In its first accident probe of an electric-battery heavy truck, NTSB is examining the Aug. 19 crash of a 2024 Tesla Semi that burned to the ground after it veered off the road and struck a tree.

Startups require access to considerable funding on the road to manufacturing, and even more to remain afloat once production begins, especially for OEMs of alt-power trucks in 2024.

TOKYO — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.

SAN ANTONIO — For the second time, Chris Purcell was named Grand Champion at the Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo. He also captured the annual competition’s top prize in 2021.

Shipments of lithium-ion batteries to the U.S. jumped by 27% to $1.9 billion in November from a year earlier. The export tax rebate for batteries was cut to 9% from 13%.

The Delaware Chancery Court ruled that TuSimple co-founder and former CEO Xiaodi Hou’s challenge to board selections and governance changes had enough merit to win the court’s time.

In 2024, trucking navigated infrastructure investments and lingering economic challenges. Pressing concerns were truck parking shortages, legal battles and nuclear jury verdicts.

XIAMEN, China — The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Dec. 18 it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year.

Located on Montana State University’s Innovation Campus, the office is designed to support development and testing of Aurora’s FirstLight Lidar technology.