Ports Will See Class 8 Electric Trucks
The busiest truck hub on the U.S. West Coast said that while major truck manufacturers and start-ups have made progress on battery-electric Class 8 trucks, the technology is still two years away at best from…
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Daimler Delivers Electronic Truck
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) in December delivered the first vehicle in its newly created “electric innovation fleet’’ to Penske Truck Leasing in Carson, Calif.. The delivery was the result of a nine-month collaboration between…
Volvo Introducing All-Electric Trucks
Volvo Trucks is hoping to electrify California. The company plans to introduce all-electric Volvo regional-haul demonstrators next year in the Golden State, operating in distribution, regional-haul and drayage operations. Volvo said sales of the VNR Electric…
Firms Partner on Charging Stations
Greenlots, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging software and solutions, will collaborate with Volvo Trucks to deploy charging infrastructure for electric trucks operating out of warehouses in Southern California, company officials said…
2 Firms to Develop Electric Trucks
CityFreighter and XPO Sales have agreed to jointly pursue development and sales of electric trucks for the last mile, company officials said. The partnership includes the signing of a letter of intent to purchase...
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks ORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America recently unveiled electric Class 8 and medium-duty trucks, with plans to have a 30-truck “innovation fleet’’ working in selected applications before the end...
Viability of Electric Trucks Depends on Usage, Experts say
Companies decisions to buy electric vehicles nuanced Elon Musk might have made it look easy to sell electric semi-trucks to fleet owners, but the reality is that a company’s decision to buy electric vehicles…
Mack To Unveil Electric Refuse Truck
Mack Trucks said it plans to introduce a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019. The company, a part of the Volvo Group, said the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will test the demonstration vehicle when it is introduced…
Trucking Industry Adopting Change Quickly
Justin Palmer, Mitsubishi Fuso’s new president and chief executive, believes the much-ballyhooed introduction of the Tesla’s prototype all-electric Class 8 tractor misses a key point in the pattern of change enveloping the commercial truck...
Tesla stirring skepticism in UK
Elon Musk’s plans for the Tesla Semi are drawing skepticism in Europe, particularly from the consulting group Aurora Energy Research and the Financial Times. Aurora Energy Research was founded by Oxford University professors in...
