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Newsby Jack RobertsAugust 5, 2024

What Trucking News Did You Miss on Your July Vacation?

HDT's Jack Roberts looks back at July 2024 and highlights his picks for the top stories North American fleet executives need to be keeping an eye on — plus a "story" that goes to show you why experienced trucking writers matter.

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Enphase CS-100 truck charger.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 17, 2024

Enphase Energy Launches CS-100 Truck Charger

The CS-100 also enables customized charging schedules and other smart features through Enphase’s proprietary COSMOS interface

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Kenworth T680 truck with ZF AxTrax2 drivetrain.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 15, 2024

ZF’s AxTrax 2 Electric Axle Shows its Stuff

Both ZF AxTrax 2 electric axle models replace the traditional powertrain from the engine to the drive axle. They fit into the same space of the conventional axle(s), while accommodating existing wheel-end and brake components.

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Port of Los Angeles.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 12, 2024

California Ports Invest $25 Million in Truck Charging Facilities

A new partnership with regional air quality agencies will create 207 charging stations at eight sites in Southern California.

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Side view of a Windrose truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 12, 2024

Windrose Trucks Coming to U.S. in 2025

Windrose plans to bring a new electric truck to the North American market in early 2025 with a 730-kWh battery capable of 415 miles of range. Its planned tare weight will be 25,000 pounds with a price tag of around (US) $250,000.

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Nikola battery-electric trucks.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 11, 2024

Nikola Flips Battery Woes into Goodwill Gesture

Nikola says it has resolved its battery problems and begun returning recalled to trucks to customers, with upgraded battery packs, software upgrades and new features.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2024

Scaling Electric Trucks: NACFE Reveals Key Findings on Cost, Infrastructure

What did the North American Council for Freight Efficiency discover about scaling electric commercial trucks in the final report on its Run on Less Electric Depot demonstration project?

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Red 2018 Freightliner M2 vocational truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 3, 2024

Under the Hood of BAE's Electric Demo Truck

In Part 3 of his report on the new commercial EV powertrain being developed by Eaton and BAE Systems, Jim Park takes a deep dive look at the companies' fresh, lighter and more compact take on powering electric trucks.

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Electric trucks charging.
ArticlesJuly 2, 2024

The Economics of Commercial Fleet Electrification: Balancing Cost and Sustainability

Jonathan Colbert, VP marketing at Voltera, offers insights from ACT Expo 2024 on factors affecting electric-vehicle total cost of ownership for commercial vehicle fleets, why the use case matters, and the role of incentives in driving adoption.

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2018 Freightliner M2 truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJune 26, 2024

BAE/Eaton's Class 7 Demonstrator EV Chassis: Keep it Simple

With 25 years of experience building electric drive systems for transit buses, BAE Systems brings a fresh perspective on how to electrify trucks.

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