Commercial Electric Vehicles: What’s the Real Timeline?
With the coming blitz of electric trucks and van models, understanding the meaning of “in production” can help fleets with their EV purchasing decisions.
November 26, 2020
With the coming blitz of electric trucks and van models, understanding the meaning of “in production” can help fleets with their EV purchasing decisions.
November 26, 2020
Battery-electric commercial vehicles will soon become a common sight on the roads. But what about the charging infrastructure and how it will tax the electrical grid?
October 15, 2020
Loblaw Grocers wants a green, sustainable transportation solution. And electric trucks seem to fit the bill.
January 24, 2020
Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric commercial vehicles.
January 23, 2020
XOS cofounders Dakota Semler and Gio Sordoni share their fleet origin story, the company’s purpose-built battery tech, and the right applications for truck electrification today.
December 24, 2019
And why it doesn’t matter if many people buy it.
November 22, 2019
An up-close dose of Tesla’s Cybertruck from last night’s reveal in Hawthorne, Calif. answers some initial questions on whether it can function in a traditional fleet capacity.
November 22, 2019
Rick Mihelic, director of future technology studies for the North American Council of Freight Efficiency (NACFE), talks with Equipment Editor Jim Park on the economics of truck batteries.
October 22, 2019
Battery- and fuel-cell-powered electric trucks are new to the market. Can different technologies find a home, or will a single winner emerge?
September 4, 2019
With electricity rate fluctuations of up to 200% daily, its essential for fleets to view their local utilities as partners and engage them before placing an order for the first electric vehicles.
August 19, 2019
Akasol is one of Europe’s largest supplier of battery systems for commercial vehicles with hybrid-electric or all-electric drives and is now moving into the North American commercial vehicle market.
August 2, 2019
A. Duie Pyle is one of the first motor carriers in the U.S. to add all-electric Fuso eCanter medium-duty trucks to its fleet. HDT talked to the Northeast LTL about why these trucks are a great fit for its Bronx Service Center.
May 21, 2019
There’s water, water everywhere, and little of it being transformed into fuel. Nikola Motor wants to change that – as well as the way fleets pay for trucks and their fuel – as it rolls out the new hydrogen-powered Nikola Two.
April 18, 2019
Dana hosted a test drive of trucks outfitted with its latest technology at TMC’s annual meeting in Atlanta.
March 20, 2019
With the launch of the electric Model 220EV, Peterbilt is wading into what is sure to become a crowded marketplace. With rising consumer interest in electric trucks, the Model 220EV fits right into the pickup and delivery segment.
January 9, 2019