Equipment Stand-alone Daimler Trucks to focus on zero-emission future May 20, 2021 Daimler Trucks is gradually turning away from internal combustion engines (ICE) as it prepares for a changing future — one that will involve battery-electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, and life…
Equipment Lion Electric releases first quarterly results, has 817 vehicles on order May 17, 2021 Lion Electric posted a US$1.8-million loss in its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly-traded company, but announced it has 817 electric vehicles on its order books, including 209 trucks…
Equipment B.C. introduces weight allowances for battery-electric trucks and fuel cells May 17, 2021 British Columbia is offsetting some of the heavier weights associated with battery-electric trucks and equipment that runs on fuel cells. A 1,500 kg weight allowance is being introduced for full-sized…
Equipment Bridging the gap to electrification May 13, 2021 Developments in recent months have brought some clarity to what the future of zero emissions truck transportation will look like. The paths forged by truck manufacturers – incumbents and start-ups,…
Equipment The journey to zero emissions transport won’t be fast or easy May 13, 2021 The electrification of the commercial vehicle industry is coming, but it will take time and several hurdles will have to be overcome for it to become beneficial for fleets. Paul…
Equipment Shedding pounds for payload May 13, 2021 Some truck and trailer components, when removed from the vehicle or replaced with lighter-weight alternatives, can be worth their weight in gold. That is, if they can be removed without…
Equipment Volvo sees a greener future in hydrogen fuel cells May 11, 2021 Volvo Group chief technology officer Lars Stenqvist clearly sees a future in fuel-cell-electric vehicles – a generation of trucks that will draw their power from hydrogen. But it would be…
Equipment Losses mount for Nikola May 7, 2021 Nikola posted a Q1 net loss of US$120.22 million but says it remains on pace to achieve certain milestones later this year, including starting of trial production in Ulm, Germany,…
Equipment Lion Electric to open Illinois manufacturing plant May 7, 2021 Lion Electric is expanding into the U.S. with a manufacturing facility in Joliet, Ill. The Canadian electric truck maker says it will be the largest all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Detroit launches eConsulting services, EV chargers May 3, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has added new Detroit eConsulting services for fleets deploying electric trucks, including eFill electric commercial vehicle chargers. (Photo: DTNA) eConsulting services are provided by a…
Equipment Hydrogen, now mainstream May 3, 2021 You don’t have to look very hard at all to be inundated by news about electric cars and buses and trucks these days. In the four-wheel world, some manufacturers plan…
Equipment Medium-duty provides fertile ground for proving up electrification April 30, 2021 When Purolator put out a Request for Proposals in search of its first fully-electric truck, one of the key elements it was looking for was support. Of course, there were…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales down in 2021: ACT April 30, 2021 Natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales have contracted 25% in the U.S. and Canada in 2021 through February, according to data from ACT Research. “Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles…
Equipment Volvo, Daimler on path to fuel cell electric trucks April 29, 2021 Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have joined forces to produce hydrogen fuel cells for heavy vehicles, and they’re calling on European policymakers to help establish a network of 1,000…
Equipment Electric trucks the future of zero emissions transport, but more immediate action needed April 27, 2021 Zero emission commercial vehicles are the likely answer to trucking industry’s long-term output of greenhouse gases, but they won’t offer an immediate solution. Dave Earle, CEO of the B.C. Trucking…
