The biggest heavy-duty truck stories of 2022
Let’s put this year in perspective. In January, just 12 months ago, the U.S. set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Five months later in May, ACT Expo in-person attendance grew by 60% compared to the show that took place nine months earlier and the truck market was booming but hampered by supply chain shortages. And
Optimal EV, Fontaine Modification repower conventional trucks and buses
Optimal EV and Fontaine Modification Work Truck & EV Solutions introduce a repower solution that seamlessly converts conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered trucks and buses to zero-emissions electric power. The new Optimal EV E1-R is built on the common Optimal Platform Technology and based on the Ford E-450 cutaway chassis. Fontaine will integrate the E1-R into
BendPak releases AP Series two-post car lift for EVs
BendPak introduces its AP Series – the next generation of two-post lifts with patent-pending features designed to make lifting internal combustion and electric cars, trucks and vans safer, easier and more efficient, the company says. The AP Series features a revolutionary swing arm design that offers both greater under-vehicle clearance and better extension and retraction to enable
Volta Trucks to provide 16 Volta Zeros, charging infrastructure to Heppner in France
Volta Trucks has announced the first implementation of its new full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service charging infrastructure to Heppner, a creator of transport and logistics solutions and an independent leader in international transport from and to France. The pre-order with deposit from Heppner will see 16 full-electric Volta Zeros operate from the company’s depots in
Medium-duty EVs are charged up for applications
If EV range lends itself to short-route, return-to-home applications, then certainly they’d be prime equipment selections for medium-duty applications that many trucks, vans and chassis cabs configurations tackle on a daily basis. So where are they? Well, listen closely, because you might just hear the electric hum of the 2,000 Class 3 through 5 battery
Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel to customers
Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers. In September this year, Volvo Trucks started series production of heavy-duty electric, 44-ton trucks, as the first global truck manufacturer to achieve this. Some of the electric trucks will also be the first
When running electric trucks becomes just ‘running trucks’
There was a moment in talking with Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America, during its Volvo LIGHTS Project wrap-up event in August when the conversation turned from “here’s an example of how fleets can move toward electrification” to “fleets got this, and now they’re just running their business.” It was right … here: Fleet
Lightning eMotors announces collaboration with HEVO to wirelessly charge electric vehicle fleets
Lightning eMotors, a provider of zero-emission medium-duty commercial vehicles and electric vehicle (EV) technology for fleets, and HEVO, a provider of wireless EV charging technology are pleased to announce a program to demonstrate wireless charging of Lightning eMotors’ fleet vehicles. After an initial integration phase, the two companies will test HEVO’s award-winning Rezonant E8wireless charging
The Biden Administration signs ambitious global agreement to accelerate zero-emission transport
The Biden Administration announced a landmark endorsement of zero-emission transport at COP27. The United States signed the Global Memorandum of Understanding (Global MOU) on Zero-Emission Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, an international agreement supporting a path to 100% new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales by 2040 with a targeted floor of 30% new zero-emission MHDV sales by 2030. Co-led by CALSTART’s Drive
UPS takes its next step toward carbon-neutrality with the Freightliner eCascadia trucks
Owning one of the world’s largest private fleets of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, UPS has over a thousand electric vehicles and continues to build on that number receiving the first of 10 all-electric eCascadia Class 8 semi-trucks. The Freightliner eCascadia is among the first commercially available fully electric semi-truck in the U.S., and
BYD unveils Type A school bus with V2G technology
BYD (Build Your Dreams) recently unveiled the Type A battery-electric school bus, “the Achiever,” at theTransporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs (TSD) Conference. The Type A is equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that allows the school bus to serve as a power source that provides clean energy during the hours it’s not being operated.
Stater Bros. Markets receives its first Autocar all-electric terminal tractor
Autocar, manufacturer of specialized severe-duty vocational trucks, announced the delivery of its battery-electric terminal tractor, the E-ACTT, to supermarket chain Stater Bros. Markets. The California-based grocer has implemented its first all-electric terminal tractor into its distribution fleet to meet corporate environmental goals. Autocar delivered the E-ACTT to the Stater Bros. distribution center in San Bernardino, Calif., and
