Many Australian businesses and government agencies are turning to fleet electrification to minimise their carbon footprint and fuel costs. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is co-funding some of these projects under their “Driving the Nation” program, and recently released “Lessons Learnt” reports to chronicle progress. I will attempt to … [continued]
Rivian is leapfrogging over Tesla in the growing micromobility and electric delivery van spaces, while aiming for 2026 delivery of its new R2 mid-sized electric SUV.
With three cutting-edge electric vehicle models and a comprehensive ecosystem of services to serve the full urban logistics lifecycle, Flexis is transforming urban logistics. With its state-of-the-art SDV electrical architecture and common EV-native skateboard platform, Flexis presents three vehicle variants designed to address the urban logistical issues facing Europe. The … [continued]
Two years ago this month, I saw my first Amazon Prime Rivian electric delivery van (lead figure of this article) just across my street. The driver said he loved the new van and was kind enough to pose for pictures and show me inside. He said Amazon already had ~100 … [continued]
We just got details on the updates to the Ford Mustang Mach-E for model year 2025 the other day, and now we’ve got info on the updates coming to the 2025 Ford E-Transit. Interestingly, Ford announced updates to the Ford Transit (gas powered) and Ford E-Transit at the same time, … [continued]
Electric trucks from Tesla and Freightliner are beginning to make their way into service with fleet operators in the US.
BYD brought its all new E-Vali electric delivery vans to the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany this week.
Australia Post is adding 175 UBCO Duty electric motorcycles to its mail fleet, building onto its existing delivery fleet that already includes some 5,000 electric vehicles. These e-motorbikes will be put into operation across all states and territories in Australia, with the intent of expanding Australia Post’s ability to deploy … [continued]
Penske represents the voice of America’s truck fleets on PACT’s Board of Directors WASHINGTON — Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (“PACT”), a coalition focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD*) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), today announced the addition of Penske Truck Leasing … [continued]
Sacramento, California — In just the last three days, California has seen two firsts related to zero-emission vehicles: the nation’s first solar-powered electric truck charging depot and Amazon’s largest electric truck fleet in any country. The two milestones illustrate Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to building more, faster to achieve California’s world-leading climate … [continued]
