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 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 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…
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 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…
Equipment Daimler celebrates opening of Electric Island April 21, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) have opened Electric Island, a first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric truck charging site. The companies say it will help accelerate the development,…
Equipment Volvo, Mack open electric truck training academy April 20, 2021 Western Canada Mack and Volvo customers interested in electric trucks will have a new training hub to visit in Hayward, Calif. “Mack’s new Hayward training facility will serve as the…
Equipment IKEA goods to move by Lion Electric trucks April 19, 2021 Third-party logistics provider Second Closet is buying 15 Lion6 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks from Lion Electric. It will use them to fulfill home deliveries for IKEA in a handful of Canadian cities.
Equipment In conversation with Kenworth’s Kevin Baney April 7, 2021 Standing in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., preparing for the second big Kenworth truck launch in three weeks, Kenworth general manager and Paccar vice-president Kevin Baney seemed relaxed and eager to put…
Equipment Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council April 7, 2021 Hyliion has announced the formation of a Hypertruck Innovation Council, made up of fleets that will be the first to operate the Hypertruck ERX, providing direct feedback to the company.
Equipment DTNA begins taking orders for electric trucks April 6, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is now taking orders for its Freightliner eCascadia and eM2. “From reveal of proof of concept in 2018, to a demonstration fleet that’s in the…
Sustainability Two Canadian fleets to participate in Run on Less Electric March 31, 2021 Two Canadian fleets will be participating in the North America Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less Electric demonstration this fall. Purolator will take part with its Motiv-powered Ford…
