electric trucks

5 min read 2022-06-03 22:00:00

Truck Tech: Power booster edition

For decades, a 12-volt battery system was just fine for running accessories on a commercial truck. Then came auxiliary power units to help with

6 min read 2022-06-03 18:00:00

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Startup infrastructure developer WattEV envisions creating a modern Pony Express with electric trucks replacing horses to

3 min read 2022-06-02 23:30:00

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton voted against the electric truck manufacturer’s proposal to shareholders to increase its authorized shares, at

1 min read 2022-06-02 05:56:13

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that a sweeping revamp of its delivery network could pave the way for it to procure more electric vehicles

2 min read 2022-06-01 20:05:31

An international research team has proposed the use of water from high-altitude rivers and regenerative braking in electric trucks to store

6 min read 2022-05-27 22:33:12

Don’t tell the companies installing electric truck infrastructure that it may not be so critical after all. California-based startup Booster is

5 min read 2022-05-23 18:00:00

With a chunk of drayage trucking capacity set to disappear in California at the end of the year, the state earlier this month rolled out the next

5 min read 2022-05-20 22:00:00

Electric vehicle fast chargers are critical to keeping power-hungry commercial trucks that run on battery power moving. Australia’s Tritium

2 min read 2022-05-19 19:00:00

Food distribution giant Sysco Corp.intends to purchase up to 800 Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks from Daimler Truck North America, by

5 min read 2022-05-18 18:00:00

Atlis Motor Vehicles is trying to disrupt the electric work truck market by developing its own chassis and the batteries and motors to drive

2 min read 2022-05-17 22:01:25

Ree Automotive will supply the electric platform for a new Class 5 walk-in van from EAVX, the companies announced Tuesday. The vehicle will enter

6 min read 2022-05-13 22:47:26

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo nearly doubled attendance from just eight months ago and the conversion of diesel trucks new and old to

4 min read 2022-05-12 22:01:24

Lordstown Motors Corp. has sold a former General Motors plant it essentially got for free, netting about $257 million to keep its commercial

5 min read 2022-05-11 20:58:13

Startup Xos Trucks revealed purpose-built electric trucks, moving from a powertrain components integrator closer to a full-fledged original

4 min read 2022-05-10 23:55:40

LONG BEACH, Calif. — After more than a million miles of real-world customer tests, Daimler Truck North America has revealed the production version