Video: Electrifying heavy equipment – Case’s 580EV Electric Backhoe Loader
In a recent interview with Charged, Case Construction’s Brad Stemper, Brady Lewis, and George MacIntyre discussed the company’s push toward electrification in heavy equipment, specifically focusing on the 580EV
Dannar Power Station concept continues to evolve beyond “just” power
Dannar keeps adapting its Mobile Power Station to meet the needs of the electrified off road market, bringing power to forests, construction sites, and rural farms when it’s needed. But now, the MPS doing more than just
Contargo logistics adds 20 Mercedes eActros 600 electric semis to fleet
European logistics firm Contargo is adding twenty of Mercedes’ new, 600 km-capable eActros battery electric semi trucks to its trimodal delivery fleet, bringing zero-emission shipping to Germany’s hinterland.
more…Mining firm Fortescue orders $400 million worth of electric mining equipment from China’s XCMG
Australian mining company Fortescue has placed a $400-million order with Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The sale, which includes over 100 pieces of electric equipment,
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.
more…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
US nonprofit set to buy 500 electric semi trucks by 2028 in $250M deal
Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8
Louisville goes electric, Waymo gets $5B, Ford brings production to Michigan
Today’s episode of Quick Charge is a story of, “Thanks, Joe Biden!” as Ford and LG ink a deal to bring EV battery manufacturing back to Michigan, the city of Louisville gets the nation’s first all-electric garbage
Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet
In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s