Mack Trucks is going up against the Tesla Semi with plans for a new driver-centered Class 8 electric truck, a follow-up to the company's newly launched line of Pioneer diesel trucks (this photo features the Pioneer diesel version).
Mack Trucks is going up against the Tesla Semi with plans for a new driver-centered Class 8 electric truck, a follow-up to the company’s newly launched line of Pioneer diesel trucks.
The MD Electric will meet the needs of trucking applications requiring dry van/refrigerated, stake/flatbed, and dump vocations.
A new super-sized electric truck from the company Scania is hitting the road in Norway. Photo courtesy of Scania.
A new super-sized electric truck from the company Scania is hitting the road in Norway.
Electric Heavy-duty Trucks have an outsized impact on climate change and air pollution. We Can Electrify 1 in 3 of them by 2030.
It’s one of those vehicle sectors that seems tailor made for a quick electric transformation. Garbage trucks run regular, predictable routes, meaning required range is straightforward and clear. The stop-start nature of garbage trucks is almost custom-made for EVs — no burning fuel as garbage trucks sit in front of … [continued]
Volvo Trucks announced that its full range of heavy duty trucks and haulers would be available with battery-electric drive trains as early as next year. The move is seen as a massive step towards eliminating fossil-fuel use throughout Europe, and a realization of Volvo’s commitment to be a fully “climate-neutral” company by 2040.
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Mack is on the verge of releasing its heavy-duty, all-electric work trucks to the market at large, and the very first of these is an electric garbage truck that is already on its way to customer hands.
