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ComEd Adds First All-Electric Bucket Trucks to Its Growing Fleet of EVs

As part of its continued commitment to accelerate the electrification of transportation, ComEd yesterday announced the addition of two new, all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet. The addition of new, zero-emissions vehicles is part of a ComEd initiative to transition…

Trucking Fleet Manager Testifies to Congress on Challenges of Vehicle Electrification

Today, Taki Darakos, PITT OHIO’s fleet manager who oversees the acquisition and maintenance of 1,550 company-owned tractors and box trucks, testified before Congress on the technological, operational, and financial challenges fleets face as federal and state regulations mandate the adoption…

Nikola Moves Toward Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Truck Production Target

Nikola produced 43 fuel cell electric trucks in Q1, according to a news release. That’s 12% to 14% of its annual goal to deliver 300 to 350 such trucks this year. It wasn’t immediately clear how the company planned to…

Jay Leno’s Garage features the Vector, REV Group’s All-Electric Fire Truck

REV Specialty Vehicles Segment, which includes fire apparatus brands E-ONE, KME, Ferrara, Spartan Fire Chassis, Spartan Emergency Response, Smeal, and Ladder Tower, announces the Vector, its all-electric North American-style fire truck, will feature on the April 15 episode of the…

Nissan, Mitsubishi to Partner on Electric Truck

Nissan has announced plans to work with Mitsubishi on electric trucks as it pushes toward a goal of more electrification in future years. The partnership follows Ford CFO John Lawler making statements that the company is turning its focus toward…

CMA CGM Joins Renault and Volvo in Flexis Electric Truck JV

CMA CGM has joined the Flexis electric light van manufacturing joint-venture, formed between carmakers Renault and Volvo last month. The French container shipping line announced this morning it had invested €120m in Flexis SAS to acquire a 10% stake in…

Greenlane Announces LA to LV Charging Corridor for Commercial Trucks

Daimler and BlackRock-backed Greenlane announces plans to build 280 mile long “EV corridor” for commercial trucks running from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Greenlane announced its plans for a new commercial charging corridor along I-15 earlier today, with initial charging…

Volkswagen E-Volksbus Electric Bus for Latin America Will be Produced Starting in 2024

Volkswagen Truck & Bus will start production of its electric bus model for Latin America in the second half of 2024. The model, called e-Volksbus, is under development at VWTB’s world engineering center in Resende (Brasil), and draws on all…

A Rational Approach For Installing Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Hubs

Heavy-duty trucks are only 5 percent of all the vehicles on the road in the US but are responsible for 25 percent of vehicle emissions. Since emissions from cars and trucks are the single greatest source of the nation’s emissions,…

Hitachi and Penske Launch Large-scale Electric Truck Charging Pilot

California, March 19, 2023 – Hitachi America, Ltd. (Hitachi), Hitachi Energy, and Penske Truck Leasing today announced the launch of a large-scale, centralized electric truck charging solution. This groundbreaking project supports Penske’s electric truck deployments for its customers in the…