Photo gallery: Hino Trucks national parts conference
Hino Trucks hosted several hundred dealers at its National Parts Conference this week in Las Vegas, and I had the cool opportunity to host live podcasts during the show with the Hino Trucks team, suppliers and dealers. The conversation spanned the gamut of industry talking points–from dealing with supply chain and service challenges to answering
The EV conversations turns to charging, long-term scalability
Electric trucks are happening. While they gained momentum last year in short route, local delivery applications, it’s clear that first adopters are jumping in and other fleets are getting more serious about adding electric trucks to their rolling arsenal. “Customers are absolutely telling the OEMs that we need to be moving this way over the
Volvo Group pledges to ‘Drive to Zero’ program
CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign welcomes the Volvo Group as its newest pledge partner. By signing the Drive to Zero pledge, the Volvo Group joins Drive to Zero’s current network of 130+ manufacturers, fleets, governments, infrastructure providers and other market leaders committed to accelerating zero-emission commercial vehicles. Pledge partners agree to work strategically and
EPRI & CALSTART develop megawatt truck charging
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and CALSTART have been awarded $13 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to jump start California’s high-power charging infrastructure for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. The two organizations will lead a first-of-its-kind collaboration to launch the country’s first zero-emission, freight-charging corridor network. The multi-phase project, Research Hub for Electric
Ford Pro begins shipping electric E-transit to customers
Ford E-Transit is now shipping across the U.S. The E-Transit already has more than 10,000 orders from businesses of all sizes and Ford is working on ways to increase production. The all-new E-Transit is produced at Kansas City Assembly Plant – Ford’s first U.S. plant to assemble both batteries and all-electric vehicles in-house. To deliver E-Transit vans to
What Cummins, Meritor talked about during acquisition call
Tuesday is off to a rocking start with the announcement that Cummins acquired Meritor. In the name of getting info out as quickly as possible, here’s a transcript of the call Cummins and Meritor held with analysts this morning. We’ll have more follow-ups and analysis as we’re able to work through the information and follow
Cummins to acquire Meritor
Cummins Inc. and Meritor Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cummins will acquire Meritor. Under the terms of the agreement, Cummins will pay $36.50 in cash per Meritor share, for a total transaction value of approximately $3.7 billion, including assumed debt and net of acquired cash. “This agreement with
BYD, Nikola zero-emissions trucks help Anheuser-Busch deliver game-day beer
Anheuser-Busch has teamed up with fleet partners, Nikola Corporation and BYD Motors, to deliver Bud Light NEXT with zero-emissions. The special ‘zero-emission delivery’ leveraged the technology of both partner to sustainably deliver beer from Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Van Nuys, California to bars and retailers in Los Angeles using only zero-emission vehicles. The extended range Nikola
Meritor, PACCAR Extend Electrification Agreement
Meritor has announced an extension to its current PACCAR agreement to supply 14Xe ePowertrains and battery electric vehicle integration kits for theClass 8 Kenworth T680E, and Peterbilt 579EV tractors and 520EV refuse trucks. The integrated, modular design of the 14Xe ePowertrain, Power Controls and Accessories (PCAS) and Energy Storage System (ESS) helps enable PACCAR to meet
Kenworth T680E battery EVs eligible for base voucher incentive
The zero emissions Kenworth T680E battery electric vehicle is eligible for a base $120,000 voucher incentive available to qualifying California purchasers from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the OEM announced in a press release. The financial incentive is offered through the 2022 CARB Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). In
Southern Counties Express completes Kenworth EV demonstration
Southern Counties Express was the first fleet to operate a zero emissions Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), powered by hydrogen, in real-world drayage activities at the Port of Los Angeles and surrounding area, the OEM noted in a press release. That was the first of 10 T680 FCEVs delivered last year by Kenworth
Electric yard trucks are an EV ‘beachhead’
Nevermind “beachhead.” I’ve even heard people say that the electric vehicle (EV) war is over in the yard tractor space, and it makes sense. Yard tractors are a perfect application for EVs. But it’s important not to get ahead of ourselves. Commercial EVs are still new and there’s a lot to be learned. Consider how
