Tesla is buffing Foundation Series badges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks
Tesla is turning some of its Foundation Series Cybertrucks into regular Cybertrucks to sell them and sending hundreds of US Cybertrucks to be homologated in Canada as it is having issues selling them in the US.
more…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.
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
How Trump Could Upend Electric Car Sales
Fewer people will be able to afford electric cars and trucks if President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit.
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…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
675 hp AUDI E, Cybercab hits the road, and BYD gets set to take down Ford
On today’s slightly confusing episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a 675 hp AUDI concept that isn’t really an Audi, a self-driving Tesla hitting the roads around Giga Texas while the company pulls all the demand levers
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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