Gabrielli Truck Sales becomes Volvo Trucks Certified EV Dealer
Volvo Trucks North America has designated Gabrielli Truck Sales, one of the largest and oldest commercial truck dealers in the Northeast, as a Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer, signifying that it is ready to support customers interested in adding Volvo VNR Electric trucks to their fleets. Gabrielli Truck Sales recently completed the required
Thermo King all-electric, zero emission solutions approved by California Air Resources Board
Thermo King announced that customers in California who purchase the all-electric e200 or e1000 transport refrigeration units (TRUs) for their trucks will be eligible to receive point-of-sale discounts through the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE). The Thermo King e200 and e1000 TRU models are part of the company’s
Mack Trucks hosts Sen. Bob Casey to test drive the Mack LR Electric
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey recently visited Mack Trucks’ Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where he drove the Mack LR Electric, Mack’s first fully electric Class 8 refuse vehicle. Pictured left to right is Scott Barraclough, Mack Trucks senior product manager e-mobility and Sen. Casey. Assembled at LVO, the Mack LR Electric offers zero tailpipe emissions,
Live blog: Lessons learned from two years of electric truck operation with Volvo Trucks
February 2020. Volvo Trucks was poised to bring change to trucking in California with the unveiling of the VNR Electric and the development of a holistic electric truck strategy to make them a reality. And then the world changed a month later. But the innovation didn’t stop. The Volvo LIGHTS project rolled forward. Volvo Trucks
Xos takes aim at the heavy-duty electric truck market
The questions come fast and furious whenever a new nameplate enters the trucking market. Where are you manufacturing your trucks? What suppliers are you working with? What pilot programs are in place? Four years ago, when the first heavy-duty electric trucks were first introduced as a concept on flashbulb-lit stages, those questions could be sidestepped.
BYD, AVSTA agree on battery electric school buses
BYD and the Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency (AVSTA) announced Monday a plan to bring 20 battery electric school buses to students in the Antelope Valley. The buses will be built in Lancaster, Calif., at the BYD Coach and Bus facility by members of the SMART Union. AVSTA CEO Morris Fuselier III expressed excitement about
Morgan Olson, EAVX, REE Automotive show off a newly-designed electric walk-in step van
EAVX, Morgan Olson and REE Automotive are hosting the first live demonstrations and customer evaluations this week of Proxima Powered by REE, the newly announced fully drive-by-wire walk-in step van. The joint events highlight the benefits of the newly-designed EAVX and Morgan Olson body paired with REE’s fully-flat, modular P7 chassis and x-by-wire technology. Over the next several weeks,
The difference between using AC or DC power to charge electric trucks
When it comes to running electric trucks, It’s a Long Way to the Top if you’re starting from the bottom. It’s a whole new set of rules, and when you’re talking about High Voltage, you need to get the details right if you want to get your numbers Back in Black. Shameless song title plugs
The Shyft Group debuts a portable EV charging solution
The Shyft Group recently introduced the Blue Arc Power Cube, a fully portable remote-controlled charging station with onboard energy storage to serve a variety of needs for commercial vehicle fleets and other end uses. Understanding that lack of EV infrastructure is one of the roadblocks to adoption, the Power Cube offers a mobile, customizable, commercial
Cummins test drive: Everything but a diesel engine
The first thing you need to know about Cummins’s engine strategy is its fuel-agnostic approach in both its heavy- and medium-duty engine lineups. What that means is the new fuel-agnostic engine platforms will feature a series of engines that are derived from a common base engine–below the head gasket of each engine will largely have
Isuzu, Cummins partner to create a battery electric truck
Cummins and Isuzu Motors Limited recently announced an agreement to create a prototype medium-duty, battery electric truck to demonstrate in North America. This truck represents the first zero-emissions solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP) formed in May 2019. Through this arrangement, Cummins will integrate the Cummins PowerDrive6000 into Isuzu’s F-Series truck and
Sono Motors unveils production design of its Solar Bus Kit
Sono Motors recently held its first “Celebrate the Sun” Community event. During which, the Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of its Solar Bus Kit, a scalable B2B retrofit solution that reduces fuel consumption and inner-city greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to climate protection, the company noted. The Solar Bus Kit is optimized for the most
