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…
Renault Expects to Close Electric Van JV With Volvo Trucks Within Weeks
Renault Group expects the closing of its joint venture in electric vans with truckmaker Volvo Group and the French shipping group CMA CGM to happen by the beginning of April, a spokeswoman said. Renault and Volvo signed binding agreements last…
Automaker Rivian Pauses Construction of Its $5 Billion Electric Truck Plant in Georgia
The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money. California-based Rivian had planned to start building its new R2 midsize…
Xos And Winnebago Team up to Develop Specialty Electric Vehicles
The partners expect the specialized chassis for Winnebago to utilize Xos’ platform technology, which will allow for scalability, access to parts, software improvements, and service support. The chassis is also compatible with Xosphere, Xos’ fleet management software. While Winnebago has…
Bollinger B4 Electric Truck Production Set for Late 2024
Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, announced today that its subsidiary Bollinger Motors has partnered with LaFontaine Automotive Group to become its first authorized dealer. LaFontaine will facilitate sales of the all-new Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab, an all-electric…
Einride Partners With Heineken to Support Electric Trucks Moving Precious Beer Through Europe
Einride has announced it is helping world-renowned brewery Heineken electrify its freight operations between the Netherlands and Germany. Heineken put several electric trucks into operation last month as it looks to deploy Einride’s entire ecosystem across its fleet operations in…
Workhorse Group Names W.W. Williams as a Service Provider for Electric Vehicles
Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) (“Workhorse” or “the Company”), an American technology company focused on pioneering the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles, will partner with The W.W. Williams Company LLC (“Williams”) to be a service provider for Workhorse electric vehicles….
