There are only a few hundred Mitsubishi Fuso eCanters on the planet, but there were two of the electric trucks at the 2020 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Equipment Editor Jim Park drove one; watch as he shares his experience.
Before joining Proterra as chairman in 2017, Allen spent more than 30 years at Navistar International, the global truck and bus company, where he most recently served as chief operating officer.
UPS has begun testing the suitability and durability of Gaussin electric vehicles, which also have autonomous driving capability, to move semi-trailers and containers on the grounds of UPS’s advanced-technology freight hub in London.
Of any manufacturer, Ford is best poised to electrify a global work van. But it’ll still need competitive products, supplier and upfitter partnerships, charging infrastructure and standardization, and federal incentives to create the ecosystem for electric commercial vehicles.
Morgan Olson revealed step-van prototypes at the Work Truck Show. One is gasoline-powered, while the other makes use of a BMWi EV electric powertrain, which Morgan Olson said powers over 65,000 vehicles in Europe and is being readied for the North American market.
Motiv Power Systems, delivering a software platform for the electrification of medium-duty trucks and buses, featured its new F-59 chassis at The Work Truck Show 2020.
Eight new Freightliner electric trucks will soon go into the hands of fleet customers, which will help the OEM evaluate their performance in real-world trucking applications.
Electric-truck maker Nikola Motor Co. said it’s ready for the next chapter in its growth, with a March 3 announcement that it’s going public by merging with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
Germany's DHL will cease production of its street scooter electric vans by the end of 2020, but it still plans to continue to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.
FCCC said the MT50e will use a Proterra high-performance battery system. Factory-installed, the fully integrated electric power system provides 226 kWh of energy capacity in all-electric, zero-emission drive package.