California wins the first round against Trump as Tesla faces down a union coup
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, the Trump administration has lost its first battle against state’s rights in California while Tesla faces down (what it’s calling) a union coup in Germany. Meanwhile, SoCal Edison puts 280 Chevy
Practical strategies for integrating electric trucks into severe-duty fleets (Webinar)
This webinar will explore the electrification of severe-duty vehicles across various industry sectors, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and efficiency in transitioning from traditional diesel models to electric options.
Tesla wins the charging standard race, Ford has record EV sales, and more
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, explaining EV charging to your in-laws is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new universal charging standard and universal plug & charge to streamline payment processing coming
Advancing total-cost-of-ownership parity of electric heavy-duty long-distance trucking (Webinar)
Electric long-distance heavy-duty trucking is uneconomical compared to diesel trucks in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), measured in $/mile. TCO parity is expected to be quite far
Kempower, Proviridis partner on novel electric semi truck charging solution
French infrastructure specialists Proviridis have partnered with EVSE manufacturer Kempower to deliver a novel, underground charging solution for electric semi trucks designed to easily integrate into existing truck depots.
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Whenever we get visiting celebrities talking about their visit to Australia, they mention their fear of shark attack. The shark is the apex predator in southern Australian waters. Up north the apex predator is the saltwater crocodile. Then, there are
Rio Tinto and China’s SPIC partner to test electric mining trucks with battery swapping
Mining giant Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery-swap-capable electric haul trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. The technology
Saldivar’s Trucking: first owner-operator to deploy Volvo VNR Electric semi
Owner-operators are a huge part of the heavy truck market, and they’ve been among the most hesitant groups to transition from diesel to electric semi trucks. That may be changing, however, as Saldivar’s Trucking becomes first independent
Mack Electric LR is Wisconsin’s first electric garbage truck
In a bid to clean up its streets in more ways than one, the city of Madison, Wisconsin has added two Class 8 electric trucks to its garbage fleet earlier this year in the form of a
Australian trucking giants to roll out another 54 electric trucks with new grants
Two of Australia's biggest trucking groups land federal funds to roll out 54 electric trucks and build charging infrastructure to support them.
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