Sustainability Schneider reaches 1 million electric miles November 20, 2023 Schneider National says it’s the first major carrier to rack up 1 million miles (1.6 million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight. It operates nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadia Class…
Sustainability Volvo buys Proterra’s battery business November 10, 2023 Volvo Group has acquired Proterra’s battery business through an auction as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Volvo will pay US$210 million for the assets, including a development…
Equipment Production of battery-electric Freightliner eM2 ramps up October 26, 2023 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has officially launched serial production of the battery-electric Freightliner eM2 medium-duty truck at its plant in Portland, Ore. The first production-level units in Canada…
Infrastructure On plugs, tanks, and bottlenecks September 29, 2023 I’ve enjoyed some valuable truck seat time in recent weeks but generated few – and sometimes no – emissions. There was the FH Electric tractor with a Globetrotter XL…
Equipment Hexagon Purus leases Dallas plant for truck integrations September 21, 2023 Hexagon Purus plans to open a new vehicle integration facility in Dallas, Texas, where it will integrate its battery-electric drive systems into Hino chassis and those from an undisclosed North…
Equipment Nikola recalling BEVs after investigation into battery pack fires August 14, 2023 Nikola is voluntarily recalling 209 Tre battery-electric trucks, after an investigation into battery pack fires that occurred at its facilities. An independent investigation found a coolant leak inside a single…
Equipment Nikola cites strong demand for battery-electric trucks July 5, 2023 Nikola announced it doubled retail deliveries of its Tre battery-electric trucks in the second quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to 99 trucks. It has sold 76 trucks this year through…
Equipment Electric trucks get reality check at Green Truck Summit March 7, 2023 Battery-electric vehicles have a place in the journey to slash emissions, but speakers who opened the annual Green Truck Summit are casting doubt on the technology’s widespread viability in vocational…
Equipment Canadian-made tech plants flag at ACT Expo May 13, 2022 California is clearly ground zero in the race to develop zero-emission vehicles, thanks to aggressive emissions rules and sales targets established by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). But several…
Equipment Volvo extends VNR Electric range, explores options for battery life May 11, 2022 Volvo Trucks North America continues down the road of electrification, and the latest update to its VNR Electric is promising a range that will take if further still. The Class…
Equipment Kenworth rolls out first battery-electric Class 8 October 14, 2020 KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth has launched its first ever Class 8 electric truck, the T680E. The battery-electric truck is available now for order in the U.S. and Canada, with production…
