Lightning eMotors reveals chassis for electric commercial vehicles
Lightning eMotors, provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced the availability of the Lightning eChassis, an all-new rolling chassis purpose-built for commercial EV applications. The Lightning eChassis, developed with Metalsa, will be available for Class 4 and class 5 commercial electric chassis cab, stripped chassis, and cutaway chassis configurations. The innovative
Lightning eMotors announces strategic EV battery partnership
Lightning eMotors, provider of medium- and heavy-duty specialty commercial electric vehicles, has reached an agreement to supply battery products produced by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL). The two-year agreement with CATL distributor Coulomb Solutions Inc. (CSI) provides Lightning eMotors with additional optionality around form factor. According to the company, having several battery size and
What the Infrastructure Bill means for motor carriers, capacity constraints
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or, more commonly referred to as the infrastructure bill, has many layers to it, but what lies at its core is the future of transportation and logistics funding. Investments in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and how EVs are transported are major areas of focus, along with critical funding for
Ford Pro Charging launches to overcome the electrification hurdle
Ford Pro announced the launch of Ford Pro Charging, a comprehensive solution for commercial electric vehicle charging. According to the company, Ford Pro Charging will help ease this transition by delivering intuitive software and commercial hardware infrastructure to support charging and energy management. “[Customers] are depending on us to provide the electric vehicles and the
Eaton to develop EV charging infrastructure
Eaton announced a $4.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). Under the three-year program, Eaton will develop and demonstrate a novel, compact and turnkey solution for DC fast-charging infrastructure that is anticipated to reduce costs by
Five truck trend takeaways from December
Welcome to 2022! It’s a weird number to say. Sounds like the future, but I’m not sure this is the future we were promised. Or is it? The best way to find out is to take stock of the biggest trucking headlines that hit our site last month and get an idea of what’s ahead.
Proterra announces EV battery factory in South Carolina
Proterra Inc. has announced plans to open a new EV battery system manufacturing plant in South Carolina to produce the company’s battery systems for Proterra Powered customers’ commercial electric vehicles, including delivery and work trucks, industrial equipment, buses, and more. Proterra has committed to a minimum investment of at least $76 million, with additional investments
Volvo Trucks N.A. pres. talks electric truck service, the Daimler/Volvo JV
You got the high-level view of Volvo’s decarbonization efforts, both diesel and electric, in our exclusive executive interview story with Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America. But Peter and I spent much of our time together in the weeds, talking about the nitty-gritty details of early electric truck adopters, the EV service and
Ford nearly doubles electric F-150 lightning production
Ford Motor Co. said it is planning to double production of the F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 vehicles per year to meet high demand for the first all-electric version of its vehicle. Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to begin placing orders for
Morgan Truck Body, SEA Electric, Central Trailer Service for 40 EV truck bodies
Morgan Truck Body is collaborating with SEA Electric and longtime Morgan-authorized distributor Central Trailer Service to fulfill orders for 40 EV truck bodies by year-end 2022. The truck chassis features the zero-emission SEA Electric SEA-Drive Power System, with a 1,106 lb.-ft. electric motor combined with a 138kWh battery pack, upfitted with Morgan’s lightweight Aluminum Dry
Freightliner Custom Chassis talks electric walk-in van details, last-mile market roll out
What makes the Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) battery electric walk-in MT50e van launch interesting is that it’s a next generation EV that can leverage the lessons learned by its beefier Freightliner eM2 and eCascadia brethren. Not only that, but Mike Stark, electric vehicle program manager, FCCC, noted that the truck chassis manufacturer works with
What’s the commercial EV reality?
This is the second time that Volvo Trucks North America’s Allison Athey has turned the tables on me. When she last took over the FE Unscripted hosting duties, we busted trucking spec’ing myths. This time, the Volvo Trucks North America product marketing manager has me in the hot seat to talk about the reality of
