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In what has felt a bit this year like a headlong rush toward zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles, are we overlooking other potential environmental impacts?
November 20, 2020
Twenty companies illustrate how trucking can take the lead in sustainability in HDT's annual Top Green Fleet awards, honoring strategies such as electric vehicle and alternative fuel adoption, fuel-saving techniques, and green facilities.
November 16, 2020
A pair of Paccar zero-emission trucks — a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 579EV — recently became the first Class 8 zero-emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado.
November 9, 2020
Starting in 2021, European carriers will have access to all-electric versions of Volvo's line of heavy-duty trucks. The announcement came in conjunction with Volvo Group's Capital Markets Day, where the company laid out its strategy to provide solutions that are “100% safe, 100% fossil-free and 100% more productive.”
November 5, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America announced it will begin selling the Volvo VNR Electric truck model on Dec. 3. It will start producing the VNR Electric at its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Virginia, in early 2021.
November 5, 2020
Pride Group Enterprises recently reserved 150 Tesla Electric Semis with the option to increase the order to 500 trucks.
November 5, 2020
HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 offers a look into the future of diesel engines, a discussion about three alternative fuels and an informative interview with a recognized sleep specialist.
November 3, 2020
Peterbilt’s battery-electric Model 579EV is now available for customer orders with the OEM’s SmartSpec dealership sales tool.
November 3, 2020
Two global commercial vehicle makers, Germany’s Traton SE and Japan’s Hino Motors Ltd., have signed a joint venture agreement to develop electric commercial vehicles, both battery-electric and fuel-cell versions.
October 28, 2020
Electrify Commercial provides end-to-end charging solutions to help business customers achieve electrification goals and prepare for the future of mobility.
October 27, 2020
ROUSH CleanTech is providing Penske Truck Leasing with all-new Ford F-650 battery-electric vehicles later this year for deployment across Southern California.
October 27, 2020
Fleet adoption of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles means more than just acquiring the trucks. It also means having places to charge those trucks — and it’s not as simple as plugging a Nissan Leaf into a port in your garage or a parking space at Whole Foods.
October 26, 2020
Interested in electric trucks? You might want to research the related charging infrastructure long before they roll off an assembly line.
October 22, 2020
The provider of electrification solutions for commercial fleets has changed its name and expanded to meet the growing demand for medium-duty commercial EVs.
October 20, 2020
Volvo Trucks North America will use $20 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks with fleets in southern California.
October 19, 2020