Tagged: ElectricTrucks

Tesla Semi driving 500 miles, fully loaded, on a single charge

Diesel Conversion ‘Daunting’

The prospect of converting the nation’s trucking fleet from diesel to battery-electric power in order to meet carbon emissions reduction goals presents several major challenges, according to newly released research. The American Transportation Research Institute…

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Zeem Buying 100 Electric Vehicles

Zeem Solutions has executed a purchase order for 100 Nikola Class 8 Tre battery-electric vehicles to ensure immediate availability of electric trucks for freight and logistics companies utilizing Zeem’s all-inclusive electric vehicle (EV) depot fleet…

Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton-Fraud

Court Convicts Nikola Founder

Court convicts Nikola founder on securities fraud and 2 counts wire fraud. Was Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton a “con man,” or just overly enthusiastic? A jury in Manhattan apparently agreed with the prosecutor that…

Volvo Testing Fuel-Cell Trucks

Volvo Testing Fuel-Cell Trucks

Volvo testing fuel-cell trucks, operational range comparable to diesel trucks — up to 1,000 kilometers, or about 620 miles. A second pilot program phase is to follow in a few years’ time and will see…

King Countys Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicle Rolls Out of Kenworth Renton Plant king county t680e 3lr

County Receives First Electric Truck

King County receives first electric truck, a new Kenworth T680E at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant. The truck is designed for pickup and delivery, regional haul and drayage applications, and is available as a day cab…

Freightliner eCascadia on Road

Sysco Orders 800 Electric Trucks

Sysco orders 800 electric trucks and plans to deploy up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its science-based climate goal to electrify 35% of its U.S. fleet by 2030.

Benore Logistic Systems Electric Peterbilt

Benore Studying Electric Trucks

For most truckload carriers operating outside of California, the potential of battery-electric, heavy-duty trucks is theoretical. Benore studying electric trucks and gathering data to see how it can turn EV operations into reality in the Southeast.

Tesla Semi with Trailer

Half Of Trucks Could Become Electric

Half of trucks could become electric, report says roughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency.

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