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Nikola’s founder Trevor Milton calls it quits following fraud allegations
Nikola Motor Company founder Trevor Milton announced Monday morning that he would step down as executive chairman of his Phoenix, Arizona-based hydrogen-electric upstart amid a firestorm of criticism sparked by a skeptical stock short-seller and subsequent inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission. “The focus should be on the company and its world changing mission,” […]
September 21, 2020
Business
Electric vehicles charging the value equation of fleet telematics
Telematics providers are developing new features to monitor data points for electric vehicles. How will these changes impact fleets? See CCJ for more info.
September 17, 2020
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Alternative power
GMC to reveal electric HUMMER next month
GMC announced this week that its HUMMER EV will be revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. While GMC would not exactly clarify if it would be revealing both the electric SUV and pickup versions of the revived brand it did confirm with Hard Working Trucks that it would be revealing “a truck.” Yes, a truck. Thank […]
September 16, 2020
Alternative power
Bill Gates slams electric trucks
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes electric vehicles have a strong future in transportation—just not in long-haul trucking. In his most recent blog on climate change, Gates blames transportation for most emissions in the United States and calls for more innovative technologies to lower greenhouse gases. While offering support for zero-emission battery powertrains in passenger cars […]
September 15, 2020
Business
A utility provider turned electric truck marketing guru — the new norm under shifting fuel landscape?
Southern California Edison offers a program for fleets in a state where OEMs must begin selling zero-emission commercial trucks and vans by 2024. More on CCJ.
September 15, 2020
Vocational
Electric Kenworth trucks now ready for order
The zero-emission Kenworth K270E Class 6 and K370E Class 7 battery-electric vehicles are now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada. “Kenworth is committed to provide advanced vehicle technologies, and the medium duty K270E and K370E electric trucks are a major step forward. Our popular and proven cabover platform now offers fully […]
September 11, 2020
Business
Bill Gates nixes electric long-haul, supports alt fuel
In a recent blog post, Bill Gates explained the impracticality of electric vehicles for long-haul trucking and the need for bio-fuels instead. Details on CCJ.
September 10, 2020
Vocational
Commercial electric trucks, vans undercutting conventional vehicle costs
Economies of scale have led to a drop in prices for alt fuel commercial vehicle manufacturer Lightning Systems. Lightning announced that growing production has fueled a 10 to 50% drop for its 2021 Class 3 – 8 battery and fuel cell electric vehicles. “As we are witnessing in the passenger EV market, higher sales volumes […]
September 2, 2020
Class 3-6
Bollinger announces Class 2 – 5 electric delivery van
Bollinger Motors continues its march into the nascent electric commercial vehicle space by unveiling today its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. Bollinger, based in Michigan, reports that the DELIVER-E leverages the engineering, technology, and components used in the company’s current all-electric prototype lineup which includes the B1 SUV, B2 pickup and B2 chassis cab. “We […]
August 27, 2020
Business
‘You can’t just fill a battery’: Proponents say hydrogen power is trucking’s best path forward, critics argue otherwise
Proponents of using hydrogen fuel cells to power Class 8 trucks say it's a silver bullet to meet emissions standards. Detractors argue otherwise. More on CCJ.
August 19, 2020
Business
Hydrogen-powered Class 8 rigs: How fuel cell trucks produce electric power and how they’re fueled
How do Class 8 fuel cell trucks produce power? How is hydrogen developed and stored? How are trucks re-fueled? Details on CCJ.
August 13, 2020
Vocational
Nikola lands industry’s largest electric trash truck order
Nikola announced this week a minimum order of 2,500 battery-electric refuse trucks from Republic Services, the largest of its kind yet for the waste haul industry. The order, which is expandable up to 5,000 trucks, is scheduled to begin full production deliveries in 2023 with on-road testing likely to begin in early 2022. The refuse […]
August 12, 2020
Trucks
With zero-emissions truck mandates coming, OEs promise ‘cheaper than diesel’ hydrogen fuel cells — but key hurdles remain
As states look to ban truck emissions, traditional and upstart players alike are eyeing hydrogen-powered fuel cells as a key technology in meeting mandates.
August 10, 2020
Business
Paccar stepping up fuel cell and electric truck production
Paccar is delivering hydrogen fuel cell Kenworth T680 trucks as well as battery-electric Peterbilt drayage trucks to several customers. Details here on CCJ.
July 27, 2020
Trucks
Hyliion CEO: Electric Hypertruck powertrain will offer fuel cell generator in addition to nat gas
A hydrogen fuel cell generator is in the works for Hyliion’s recently announced Hypertruck ERX powertrain. Hyliion Founder and CEO Thomas Healy told Hard Working Trucks’ sister publication, Commercial Carrier Journal, that his Texas-based company will be offering a fuel cell generator in addition to the natural gas generator that debuted with the prototype. The […]
July 10, 2020
Business
Hyliion’s new electrified Class 8 powertrain uses nat gas to create electric power
The Hyliion Hypertruck ERX electric motor is powered by a battery pack that’s charged by an onboard nat gas or RNG powered generator. Learn more here on CCJ.
July 10, 2020
Class 3-6
Law requiring zero emission trucks, vans passed by California
Ready or not, here they come. The California Air Resources Board recently announced that zero emission trucks and vans are now the law of the land in California. In what CARB is calling the first rule of its kind in the world, starting in 2024, OEMs must begin transitioning to zero emission truck and van […]
June 29, 2020
Business
DOE pledges to build industry-ready fuel-cell truck
The U.S. DOE announced that it has plans to develop a heavy-duty fuel-cell truck to meet the demands of the trucking industry. Learn more about it on CCJ.
June 22, 2020
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