Electric vehicle awareness projects receive federal funds

Natural Resources Canada is investing more than $450,000 into two organizations to support awareness about zero-emission vehicles – and some of it will focus on medium-duty equipment. Electric Autonomy Canada…

Final Mile fleets eye electric vehicles, but charging infrastructure ‘elusive’

Some of North America’s largest Final Mile delivery fleets are clearly looking to become early adopters of the electric vehicles that promise to keep emissions in check. And that’s no…

Electric Peterbilt cruises through Washington, Cruz climbs in

Electric trucks have become a hot commodity for Washington’s political elite in recent days. Barely a week since U.S. President Joe Biden visited a Mack Truck assembly plant in Pennsylvania,…

European truck makers collaborate to develop charging network

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group have agreed to work together to develop a charging network for electric trucks in Europe. A newly formed joint venture owned by the…

U.S. fuel retailers, truck stops push back against EV charging at rest areas

Three organizations representing about 90% of U.S. fuel retail sales are opposing INVEST in America Act provisions that would allow electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas. “NATSO is disappointed…

Detroit launches eConsulting services, EV chargers

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…

Former Volvo executive joins EV startup’s advisory board

Susan Alt has joined the advisory board of innovative electric vehicle startup Trova Commercial Vehicles (TrovaCV). The former Volvo Group senior vice president of public affairs says this is an…

NATSO opposes electric vehicle charging stations at Interstate rest areas

Truck stop operators and other businesses are opposing efforts to commercialize rest areas in the U.S. The idea of commercial operations at Interstate rest areas is under consideration by Congress…

Hyliion names Bobby Cherian SVP

Hyliion, which offers electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, has appointed Bobby Cherian senior vice-president of sales and supply chain. Cherian will be responsible for sales strategy as…

Early fleet tests are the key to successful BEV rollouts

There is no denying the recent surge in activity around battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Established and emerging OEMs alike are now releasing electric trucks into the wild, gathering the all-important…

Hong Yang to lead Dana’s e-vehicle systems engineering

  Hong Yang/Photo: Dana Inc. MAUMEE, Ohio — Dana has appointed Hong Yang senior director of electric vehicle systems engineering for its Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion business unit,…

Are electric trucks viable without government support?

Electric trucks have captured the imagination of activists, regulators and the general public, but not so much the minds and wallets of the fleets who buy vehicles. In early 2020,…

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

TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is shopping for something that doesn’t exist. Not yet. But that has hardly slowed Loblaw in a bid to electrify its private fleet within…

Electric vehicles to transform the aftermarket … eventually

Chris Patterson, a former Daimler Trucks North America CEO, asked Delphi CEO Rick Dauch and Dana CEO Jim Kamsickas for a global perspective on the aftermarket. Electrification was a key…

New Geotab tools that aim to help fleets go electric hit North American market

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – With the launch of two new tools, Geotab is looking to make the decision and process of going electric seamless for fleets. The company’s Electric Vehicle…