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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 30, 2023

Freightliner eM2 Medium-Duty Electric Truck Goes Into Production

Daimler Truck North America has started production of Freightliner eM2 battery-electric medium-duty trucks, using a proprietary, fully integrated electric Detroit ePowertrain.

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Newsby Jim ParkOctober 30, 2023

HDT Explores Mack's Subscription Plan for the MD Electric

HDT's Jim Park reports on how Mack Trucks said it's making it easier for fleets to add Mack MD medium-duty electric trucks with its new ElectriFi Subscription, which will allow customers to pay as they go based on miles driven.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 30, 2023

HDT Fact Book 2023: Sustainability and the Decarbonization of Trucking

As the trucking industry moves toward sustainability, fleets are exploring how to deploy alternative fuel options such as battery-electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, renewable natural gas, hydrogen internal combustion engines, and more. However, infrastructure continues to be a key challenge in rolling out widespread adoption of most of the new technologies. But, at the same time, diesel trucks are becoming more efficient than ever.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 27, 2023

Rizon Electric Trucks Receive EPA and CARB Certification

Rizon medium-duty electric trucks have received EPA and CARB certification and now qualify for a $60,000-per-vehicle incentive through CARB’s HVIP program.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Jim ParkOctober 2, 2023

Electric Truck Progress Report

It would be fair to say, in 2023, that battery-electric Class 8 trucks haven’t exactly taken the market by storm. Why aren't there more battery-electric trucks on the road?

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 2, 2023

Cox Automotive to Service BYD Electric Trucks

BYD Motors and Cox Automotive have inked a deal for Cox to provide service for BYD's Class 6 and Class 8 electric trucks in the U.S.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 29, 2023

What Penske is Learning at its Electric Truck Test Bed

Penske Leasing’s Ontario, California, logistics depot is the company’s premier test facility for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 28, 2023

Daimler Fuel Cell Truck Logs 1,000-Kilometer Run on Single Tank of Hydrogen

A prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 fuel-cell-electric truck covered a distance of 1,047 km between Woerth am Rhein and Berlin, Germany, on a single tank of hydrogen.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamSeptember 26, 2023

Range, Charging Data Surprising in NACFE Run on Less Electric - Depot

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency's Run on Less Electric - Depot study is under way. The Freightliner eCascadias, Volvo VNR Electrics, Tesla Semi and other battery-electric trucks are turning up some data that's a bit of a surprise.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkSeptember 21, 2023

Exploring Volvo Electric Trucks in Sweden (Photos)

HDT editors visited Gothenburg, Sweden for a deep dive into Volvo Trucks electrification and decarbonization effort. The visit included an afternoon at the Volvo Trucks Experience Center (VTEX) in Gothenburg to drive the entire European lineup of battery-powered heavy trucks.

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