Electric trucks get reality check at ACT Research conference

Paul Rosa knows people are enthusiastic about battery-electric trucks. He just believes it leaves a false impression about the number of such zero-emission vehicles in service. A mere 2,300 Class…

Volvo extends VNR Electric range, explores options for battery life

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…

Global electric truck market not going anywhere, says Green Truck Summit speaker

Tim Campbell arrived at the Green Truck Summit completely confident that equipment like fuel-cell-electric trucks will become a reality. Because he’s seen them before. In 2019. The equipment that he…

Most of you can ignore the electric truck ‘hype’

The hype is extreme. Everywhere I turn, I’m assailed by news about the wonders of the plug-in battery electric truck (BEV), and no less about fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in…

Loblaw takes to the road with zero emissions

Loblaw was quick to raise its hand to order some of North America’s first Freightliner eCascadias. Now Canada’s largest grocer has officially tested one of the first units on the…

Kruger Energy orders pair of battery-electric Peterbilts

Kruger Energy will be using a pair of Peterbilt Model 579EV battery-electric trucks by the end of the year, delivering goods between company facilities in Quebec. In the process, the…

Electric trucks ‘the work of our lifetime’

There is a definite feeling in the air at the Advanced Clean Transportation Exhibition (ACT Expo). It’s not electricity, exactly. More like the feeling that electricity — or battery power,…

Peterbilt’s Skoog identifies steps to support electric trucks

Electric trucks are making headway quickly in North America. But Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog says there are four specific things the trucking industry can do to…

Study suggests electric truck operators may be able to deliver loads…and electricity?

Electric trucks in the future may not just deliver freight, but surplus electricity to customers. That’s the thesis behind a theoretical study by the University of Windsor. Environmental engineering professor…

10 things we know (and a few we don’t know) about electric trucks

Several OEMs have unveiled plans to begin production on electric trucks in 2021/22, expanding beyond the limited number of units in today’s test fleets. Before you plug in to the…

Order book opens for Peterbilt 520EV

DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt’s Model 520EV electric truck is available for order now, and will start production by the second quarter of 2021, the company announced Friday. The truck can…

Peterbilt taking orders for Model 220EV

Peterbilt is now taking orders on its Model 220EV battery-electric vehicle. The medium-duty offering comes in Class 6 or 7 configurations, and has a range of up to 320…

Peterbilt Model 220EV is now available

DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. is now accepting orders for the Model 220EV, an all-electric medium-duty truck. The vehicle was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,…

Electric vehicle research takes a regional focus

ATLANTA, Ga. – Upcoming North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) research into electric trucks will focus on regional trucking operations, which are expected to be among the earliest…

President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles

Loblaw is a member of Freightliner’s electric vehicle council, and brought an eCascadia to Canada for an initial test run in Surrey, B.C. TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is…