Autonomous Electric Trucks Could Upend Freight Operations
Outrider, based in Colorado, is offering electric, autonomous yard trucks that can speed freight operations in America’s 400,000 distribution centers.
Outrider, based in Colorado, is offering electric, autonomous yard trucks that can speed freight operations in America’s 400,000 distribution centers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We know electric trucks are quiet and powerful. But they have other advantages you may not have thought of before.
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.