JET charge is facilitating heavy vehicle fleet transition in Australia. “At current diesel prices, the fuel cost savings of switching a commercial fleet to electric are not marginal. They are transformational,” said Tim Washington, Co-Founder and CEO of JET Charge, in a recent press release. “The question for Australian fleet … [continued]
Kia PV5 Cargo earns the top five-star rating in the 2025 Euro NCAP Commercial Van Safety assessment Strong performance across key categories, including Occupant Protection, Safety Assist/Crash Avoidance and Post-Crash Safety Standard ADAS technologies — including AEB, Lane Support System and Speed Assistance System — deliver high performance in demanding … [continued]
Kia has significant ambitions for its modular Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) electric fleet lineup. Today, it unveiled its new variation of that platform, the PV5 Chassis Cab. The option was unleashed at the SOLUTRANS 2025 event in Lyon, France. This event may not be a household name to most of … [continued]
Industry’s wishlist risks stalling progress on zero-emission vans. ACEA is calling for a weaker van CO2 target in 2030 and 5-year averaging for the period 2025–29 and 2030–34, among many other flexibilities. This would spell disaster for the zero-emission van market. What’s more, many challenges to electrification used as pretexts to call for … [continued]
Pioneer Trucks Philippines announced at the 13th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) that it has become the exclusive distributor of Maxus commercial trucks in the country, taking over a brand that the Ayala Group abandoned just three months earlier. Maxus first entered the Philippines in 2019 through AC Industrials, the … [continued]
Amazon has deployed Rivian’s electric delivery vans in Canada for the first time, the companies announced this week. Deployed in the Vancouver area, there are now 50 Rivian EDVs roaming the streets in their Amazon wrapping. As someone living in Florida who has seen these electric delivery vans all over … [continued]
Kia enters the Japanese market with the PV5, targeting the fast-growing EV van demand driven by Japan’s carbon neutrality goals, and expanding its PBV business into a strategically important market Kia strengthens its position as a leading global EV brand with the PV5 Cargo Long-range model, offering an industry-leading driving … [continued]
Kia is looking to sell a lot of its commercial electric delivery vehicles, and it has recruited the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDs™ company to help it do so. Those of us who are, well, above a certain age grew up thinking quite a lot of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDs™. There were cool … [continued]
Stormy seas lie ahead for the electric vehicle transition in the US now that the federal tax credit has met a hasty and premature death. However, that doesn’t mean the case for vehicle electrification has suddenly evaporated. Despite the fossil friendly death grip settling over federal energy policy this year, … [continued]
Built to meet customers’ evolving needs, PV5 is first dedicated model in Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business strategy Embodies Kia’s commitment to developing sustainable business and personal mobility solutions Kia targets 250,000 PBV sales by 2030, with the PV5 set to be followed by the PV7 in 2027, and … [continued]
