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Battery electric
Volvo plans new long-range electric for 2025
Volvo Trucks will launch next year a new long-range version of its FH Electric capable of twice the range of the current generation FH Electric.
September 3, 2024
Equipment
Following battery fires, Calif. lawmakers call for Advanced Clean Fleets delay
The state legislators raised concerns to Gov. Gavin Newsom over recent truck fires involving lithium-ion batteries. Also: ATRI opens Top Industry Issues survey; Continental recalling long-haul drive tires; Averitt names new marketing director.
August 27, 2024
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Regulations
CARB lacks sufficient EV truck incentives, frustrated operators claim
Many trucking owner-operators remain frustrated by the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) lack of sufficient incentives to help them make the zero-emission transition without risking their livelihoods.
August 22, 2024
Alternative power
Legacy and future torque delivery: Central drive and e-axles
Within the BEV space, there are two major options for transferring power to the wheels.
August 22, 2024
Battery electric
Tesla Semi catches fire, closes interstate
It took roughly 16 hours to reopen I-80 near the California-Nevada state line following a truck fire involving a Tesla Semi.
August 20, 2024
Regulations
Trucking to EPA: Send CARB 'back to drawing board' for its ZEV truck-purchase mandates
An EPA public hearing about whether the agency should grant California the necessary waiver for its "Advanced Clean Fleets" rule showed a few trucking interests commenting in virtual unison against ZEV purchase mandates.
August 16, 2024
Trucks
Exposed: Scammer targeting prospective Tesla Semi buyers
A scammer has been contacting California-based trucking fleets with a proposal to sell them non-existent Tesla Semi reservations at a premium.
August 9, 2024
Test Drives
A deep dive with Isuzu's battery electric NRR EV
The Class 5 N-Series EV is Isuzu's first all-electric production model.
July 29, 2024
Technology
AI leads tech interest among fleets, BEV declines
Escalent's 2024 Fleet Technology Index report shows that fleets' interest in adoption of battery electric vehicles has fallen, while interest in artificial intelligence has grown.
July 26, 2024
Battery electric
TA breaks ground on truck charging station
The travel center operator is installing four 400-kW chargers and one 1-MW charger at its Ontario, California, location. Also: Longtime Mack Trucks dealer Vision Truck Group recently opened a new facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
July 26, 2024
Battery electric
Navigating the 'messy middle': Beyond rare earth magnets in future propulsion
Heavy rare earth magnets provide the most efficient motors, but there is a lot of concern about the availability of critical minerals and the resources and the ability to mine them.
July 16, 2024
Alternative power
BEVs: Looking under the hood, into the future
“Every mile counts for a BEV, so component efficiency and reduced heat generation can be vital to extending the range of the battery and the vehicle,” says Derek Mankin from Timken.
June 24, 2024
Battery electric
The VNL Electric will be Volvo Trucks' battery-electric future in North America
The forthcoming VNL Electric will replace the VNR Electric as Volvo Trucks' primary battery-electric vehicle platform in North America. Sales are expected to begin in late 2025.
June 21, 2024
Battery electric
Why aren’t more carriers using heavy-duty electric trucks?
Rental and leasing demand for heavy duty electric trucks isn't very high.
June 21, 2024
Alternative power
Trucking technology without borders
The volume of cross-border truck traffic is small compared to total freight traffic in the U.S., but it is a significant economic factor with respect to U.S. economics.
June 18, 2024
Alternative power
Nikola's CEO and software chief provide exclusive walkthrough of improved BEV 2.0
Nikola CEO Steve Girsky and Ryan May, head of software & controls, are here to give you a detailed walkthrough and discussion about the company's BEV 2.0 cab-over semi.
June 12, 2024
Alternative power
IMC takes emissions out of peel pile sort
IMC Logistics, the largest marine drayage company in the U.S., has taken its smart peel pile process to the next level: zero emission.
June 10, 2024
Alternative power
The business of EV headlines
Electrification is a topic that infuriates some and energizes others, but it's news either way.
June 4, 2024
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