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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2021

Trova to Offer Electric-Powertrain Conversions for Heavy Trucks

One company says it has a heavy-duty truck electrification solution that allows truck owners to replace their existing diesel powertrains with electric.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2021

ACT: Third of Class 4-8 Vehicles to be Battery-Electric in 10 Years

ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top 40% by 2040. HDT sits down with ACT's Jim Meil to dig into the report.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJune 2, 2021

Q&A: DTNA's O'Leary on Electric Trucks, Vocational Market, and More

John O’Leary, the new chief at Daimler Trucks North America, talks about the challenges of a booming truck market, the launch of new vocational and electric trucks, its parent company, and more.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2021

ATRI Sets Research Agenda for 2021

The American Transportation Research Institute’s board has approved their top research priorities for the year, including topics that examine workforce, infrastructure, legal and operational issues.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 20, 2021

Daimler Trucks Focuses on Zero-Emissions Future

Daimler Trucks is rapidly ramping down its internal-combustion-engine development as it puts more research and development investments into its dual-focus zero-emissions strategy of both battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2021

Volta Accelerates Electric-Truck Rollout, Eyes U.S. Market

Volta Trucks is accelerating the roll-out of its purpose-built battery-electric trucks in Europe. When will we see them in the U.S.?

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SponsoredApril 30, 2021

Electric Trucks: The Road to Cost Parity with Diesel

The trucking industry is still in the early stages of electrification. A significant portion of the fleet population will be electric by 2030 or 2035, but much needs to happen before then from electrical grid upgrades to improvements in battery technology. Two senior engineers at Dana outline the challenges that lay ahead on the road to electrification.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2021

Volvo, Mack to Open Electric Vehicle Training Center

To support customers in the western U.S. and Canada, as well as training efforts for electric vehicles, Volvo and Mack Trucks are opening a state-of-the-art training facility in Hayward, California.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2021

Nikola Partners with RIG360 on Class 8 Sales, Service

Nikola and RIG360 expect to finalize distribution plans and agreements in the coming months in order to fully support customers in the sale and service of the Nikola Tre BEV.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2021

Traton to Focus on Electric Trucks

The Traton Group (which is in the process of buying Navistar) announced it is investing $1.9 billion in research and development of e-mobility by 2025, and cutting its investment in traditional drivetrains.

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