A $2-3B battery factory for electric trucks is coming to the US
Daimler, Cummins, and PACCAR are forming a joint venture to manufacture battery cells in the US for commercial electric trucks.
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US-built electric mini-truck AYRO receives street-legal certification
The AYRO Vanish, an electric mini-truck designed and built in Texas, has just completed homologation to receive its street-legal status in the US and Canada.
Expand Expanding CloseEverything is bigger in Texas? Not this electric mini-truck
From the land of lifted trucks comes something a bit more reserved, the AYRO Vanish electric mini-truck. The sub-13 ft. (3.9) mini-truck with a bigger bed than many full-size pickup trucks hails from AYRO’s factory in Round Rock, Texas. And now the small electric utility truck is embarking on a statewide tour to prove its mettle.
Expand Expanding CloseWattEV opens US’s largest electric truck charge depot at nation’s largest port
WattEV has opened a 26-port charging depot directly at the Port of Long Beach to charge electric trucks at the United States’ busiest container port. It’s the nation’s largest heavy-duty public access charging station to date.
Expand Expanding CloseFor the love of all things good, America needs smaller electric trucks
If you saw a good friend of yours, someone that you loved, backsliding again into their destructive habits, you’d say something, right? I would. And I have to do it now. America, you’re my friend. And we need to talk about all of these massive electric trucks.
Expand Expanding CloseMichigan is building a trailblazing electric truck stop with Daimler, DTE
The State of Michigan – which sees 30% of all truck and rail freight between the US and Canada pass through it – is going to build an electric truck stop with Daimler and DTE Energy.
Expand Expanding CloseNevada introduces great state incentives for electric trucks and buses
Nevada has a new law that lowers the price upfront of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks and buses for businesses and public fleets.
Expand Expanding CloseThis EV charging depot can charge up to 96 electric semi-trucks at once
An electric truck charging depot that can charge up to 96 trucks at once will service fleets moving cargo to and from the Port of Oakland.
Expand Expanding CloseAmerica’s first US-built electric mini-truck begins street-legal homologation
The AYRO Vanish has grabbed headlines over the past year as it rolls ever closer to production at AYRO’s Texas factory. Now the electric mini-truck’s final step ahead of manufacturing has begun as the Vanish starts street-legal homologation.
Expand Expanding CloseThis six-wheeled Chinese electric mini-truck can haul more than a Ford F-150
I love my wife, but I’ve got a whole section of my heart fully reserved for electric mini-trucks. They live rent-free in my mind, and I consider them to be one of the coolest innovations that trucks have seen in the last several decades.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo Trucks and Econ just unveiled an electric gritter truck that can do a lot more than just grit
Volvo Trucks and Econ Engineering’s new electric gritter truck isn’t limited to just winter use because it has an Electric Quick Change Body (E-QCB) system.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first American-assembled electric mini-truck? AYRO opens pre-orders
We’ve been eagerly following the AYRO Vanish since late last year, when the electric mobility company unveiled the mini-truck platform and touted its final assembly in AYRO’s Texas facility. Finally reaching a critical milestone, AYRO has just announced that the multi-use platform is now available for pre-order.
Expand Expanding CloseNo, you shouldn’t get too excited about GM’s $14,000 electric mini-truck. Here’s why
There’s been a lot of fuss about the supposed “$14,000 GM electric mini-truck” recently, but you probably shouldn’t get too worked up about it.
Expand Expanding CloseCalifornia bans new diesel trucks effective 2036, a world first
The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to finalize its Advanced Clean Fleets rule, a massive new regulation on medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles that, among other things, requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold or registered in the state of California to be zero-emission come 2036.
Expand Expanding CloseAYRO shows off its Texas-built electric mini-truck for the first time
The Round Rock, Texas-based EV company AYRO has begun exhibiting its AYRO Vanish utility vehicle ahead of its full-scale production commencement.
Expand Expanding CloseDaimler just announced a $650M US-wide EV charging network for trucks
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) today announced a joint venture with NextEra Energy and BlackRock Alternatives in which they’ll build EV charging infrastructure across the US for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Expand Expanding CloseMotiv Power Systems announces next generation of 200-mile-range all-electric, medium-duty trucks
Veteran commercial EV manufacturer Motiv Power Systems has publicly unveiled its latest generation of all-electric trucks designed specifically for medium-duty fleets. Complete with a simplified design that promises more torque and enhanced range thanks to new battery chemistry, Motiv’s latest electric trucks look to expedite the commercial fleet segment’s transition to zero emissions.
Expand Expanding CloseFrito-Lay just made its first EV delivery in an eCascadia electric semitruck
US snack giant Frito-Lay North America has partnered with trucking company Schneider to make its first third-party delivery in a Freightliner eCascadia electric semitruck.
Expand Expanding CloseRyder just ordered 4,000 electric vans from GM’s BrightDrop
Transport giant Ryder has ordered 4,000 of BrightDrop’s electric vans to add to its lease and rental fleet through 2025, and the first 200 are being ordered this year. General Motors launched the last-mile BrightDrop brand in 2021.
Expand Expanding CloseNorway’s largest electric truck is a 66t monster that will cut out 156 tons of CO2 annually
Scania AB, a Swedish commercial automotive manufacturer, has delivered Norway’s largest electric truck. The 66-ton mammoth will transport around 120,000 tonnes of lime annually, reducing emissions on the route by 156 tons.
Expand Expanding CloseMack Trucks launches its first medium-duty electric truck
Mack Trucks today announced the launch of the MD Electric, the company’s first EV in the trucking industry’s medium-duty segment.
Expand Expanding CloseUber Freight declares ‘electric trucks are finally here’ with its first EV pilot program
Uber Freight is teaming up with California-based WattEV, an electric trucking and charging infrastructure company, to launch the company’s first zero-emission electric truck pilot.
Expand Expanding CloseEnvironmental services leader unveils first fully integrated electric recycle and waste truck
Republic Services, one of the largest waste disposal companies and environmental services leaders, unveiled the first fully integrated electric recycling and waste collection truck Monday, according to the company.
Expand Expanding CloseA Volvo FH Electric semi just made a 3,000 km trip across Europe
A Volvo FH Electric 40-ton semi-trailer truck made a 3,000 km (1,864-mile) trip between Zurich, Switzerland, and Valencia, Spain – the longest distance traveled by a commercial electric truck so far.
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