September 19th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
In August, Rivian took one of its R1T electric pickup trucks to Arizona to test its towing capacity in the heat of the summer. It aced the exam.
June 23rd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
More electric trucks and vans are coming to market and helping to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.
April 6th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
This lightweight electric SUV 4x4 from Štěnovice in the Czech Republic is just too cool to ignore
February 24th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Outrider, based in Colorado, is offering electric, autonomous yard trucks that can speed freight operations in America's 400,000 distribution centers.
January 26th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Rivian told Reuters recently that when final prices for its electric truck and electric SUV are announced, they will be lower than expected. Deliveries are scheduled to begin late this year.
August 23rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Decarbonizing the transportation sector means more than switching to electric cars. Volvo Group is developing today the electric and autonomous trucks and construction equipment the world will need tomorrow.
August 13th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Daimler and Volvo Trucks are on the verge of bringing electric trucks to market. BYD has electric trucks already on sale. The decarbonization of the transportation sector is about to take a big step forward.
June 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Daimler and ABB are moving ahead with plans to produce electric heavy duty trucks. Daimler will convert its Freightliner factory in Portland, Oregon to begin manufacturing them in 2021.
April 25th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Penske Truck Leasing is installing DC fast chargers specifically for electric trucks at its leasing centers in Southern California. 14 are completed and 6 more are on the way.
February 2nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
BYD has introduced three electric trucks for the European market. Known mostly for its electric buses, it now wants to expand its lineup as it leads the way forward to a zero emissions future.
December 31st, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
RWTH in Aachen, Germany has introduced a modular electric 7.5 ton delivery van that can be customized to meet the precise needs of each buyer. Production is expected in 2020.
December 17th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
We know electric trucks are quiet and powerful. But they have other advantages you may not have thought of before.
September 9th, 2018 | by Sponsored Content
Mesa, Arizona-based Atlis Motor Vehicles has set its sights on perhaps the most lucrative segment of the internal combustion vehicle market head on -- pickup trucks. Founder and CEO Mark Hanchett is a truck guy through and through and was simply mystified that nobody had built an electric pickup truck
August 2nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
UPS will begin a six month test of a Class 6 medium-duty electric truck from southern California startup Thor. Depending on how that test goes, UPS could become the company's first customer.
May 31st, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
StreetScooter, a division of Deutsche Post, has opened a second factory to build electric trucks and delivery vans. It will have a capacity of 10,000 vehicles a year.
May 2nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Nikola Motors claims the Tesla Semi wrongfully incorporates design elements covered by its patents.
March 12th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Sweden's largest open pit copper mine is converting some of its Caterpillar mining trucks to run on electricity alone. The conversion will eliminate the need to burn thousands of gallons of diesel fuel each year and allow the trucks to almost double their speed.
February 22nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
The head of the truck division at Daimler says the laws of physics are the same in California as they are in Germany. He strongly doubts that Tesla will release an electric truck with up to 500 miles of range any time in the foreseeable future.
December 3rd, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
John Feddersen is the director of Aurora Energy Research, an international market intelligence and research agency. He told the Financial Times recently that the power needed to recharge one Tesla Semi in 30 minutes, as touted by Elon Musk at the introduction of the electric Class 8 truck on November 16, would power up to 3,200 typical UK homes for one hour. His calculations are based on hauling a fully loaded cargo trailer for 500 miles -- the maximum range of the Tesla Semi according to Musk, a task he says would consume 1600 kilowatt-hours of electricity
August 10th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla is working with officials in Nevada and California to test autonomous trucks with platooning systems.
