Ford Revs Up Electric Truck Output, Testing Mainstream EV Demand
Ford said Tuesday it has restarted assembly of its F-150 Lightning electric truck and is now driving to triple the production rate, setting up a multibillion-dollar test of whether mainstream U.S. truck buyers are ready to switch to an EV. …
TELO Is a Tiny Electric Truck The Size Of a Mini With a Bed As Big As a Hummer’s
TELO is a new electric truck startup based in Silicon Valley that aims to provide an electric truck with the capabilities of today’s full-size pickup trucks, but in a right-sized package that actually fits in a city. TELO is a…
Mid-Michigan Truck Manufactures Invests $16M Into Electric Expansion
A specialty truck manufacturer is making a $16 million expansion into electric trucks with a boost from state dollars for talent recruitment. The Shyft Group, based 25 miles southwest of Lansing in Charlotte, plans to create 680 jobs with the…
Electric Trucks Alone Won’t Plug Hauliers Into EU Green Agenda
Europe’s road freight sector must not ‘put all its eggs in the one electrification basket’ if it is to meet the EU’s green agenda. FedEx Express European road network SVP Martin Gussinklo told The Loadstar he was not confident electrification alone would…
China’s Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand
Electric trucks are grabbing a lot of headlines lately. Elon Musk announced Tesla Semis will start shipping to PepsiCo in California. Volvo is delivering battery-powered big rigs to Amazon in Germany. But few markets are electrifying quite like China, where…
