Motiv Power Systems delivers nine electric box trucks to community resource project
Motiv Power Systems has deployed nine electric box trucks with Community Resource Project (CRP). The electric trucks will be deployed in greater Sacramento to provide home energy audits, weatherization and HVAC services to low-income residents. Motiv’s Ford eQVM-approved Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC) E-450 chassis were outfitted with work truck bodies by Rockport Commercial Vehicles
Watch: Three ways today’s electric trucks are inspiring the electric trucks of tomorrow
Electric trucks have hit the road. Right now, electric trucks from both Peterbilt and Kenworth are in use in California ports; electric Freightliner and Fuso models from Daimler Trucks North America are in use by customers; and Volvo Trucks and Mack both have their own electric models that debuted early this year. There’s a lot
Volvo Trucks deploys first pilot all-electric VNR truck at TEC Equipment
Volvo Trucks North America has deployed its first pilot VNR Electric truck in Southern California as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project to develop a blueprint to successfully introduce battery-electric trucks and equipment into the market at scale. The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the
Dana adds director of electric vehicle systems engineering
Dana Incorporated has added Dr. Hong Yang as the company’s senior director of electric vehicle systems engineering for its commercial vehicle drive and motion business unit. In this role, he will lead full electric vehicle architecture and systems engineering, including software deployment and testing, component and subsystem integration, as well as Dana’s hybrid and electric
Municipal fleet engine issues: from spec’ing to maintenance
Wide ranging applications and duty cycles. Light-, medium- and heavy-duty tasks. Municipal and government fleets face a wide array of equipment management challenges. And that’s on top of the refuse, utility and myriad of other primary challenges that equipment is tackling. Reliability and total cost of ownership is paramount. That starts with making the proper
Ford rolls out new offerings and enhancements to its line of commercial vehicles
Focused on providing a complete portfolio of light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles, as well as enhancing existing products, Ford used the 2020 Work Truck Show to showcase a range of new offerings. Headlining the company’s announcements was that an all-electric Ford Transit commercial van is on its way for the 2022 model year. While full
How electrification will change truck service
Widespread electrification hasn’t happened yet, but even the most skeptical observers would have to agree that it’s coming to trucking, in some form, soon. Whenever electric vehicles do become more commonplace, fleets will need to be ready for the differences between those and the diesel trucks they’re used to—and just as importantly, technicians will too.
Freightliner Custom Chassis debuts production of all-electric chassis
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) is partnering with Proterra, a California-based manufacturer of high-performance systems for heavy-duty platforms, to develop an enhanced, production-ready version of its all-electric MT50e truck chassis for 2020. The company says the MT50e will feature an efficient and powerful battery system from Proterra. The Proterra system powering the MT50e will feature
IMI releases Norgren battery conditioning valve for electric vehicles
IMI Precision Engineering has released its Norgren battery conditioning valve, a three-way motorized valve that proportionally distributes coolant to ensure lithium-ion batteries are operating under optimum thermal conditions. The IMI Norgren battery conditioning valve utilizes motorized ball valve technology and offers excellent flow characteristic with proportional diversion of coolant based on the operating conditions of
Daimler Trucks North America announces start of battery electric Freightliner customer experience fleet
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is launching the Freightliner Customer Experience (CX) Fleet for its electric truck program. The fleet of all-electric pre-series trucks includes six heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadias and two medium-duty eM2 106 trucks. Freightliner CX Fleet participants are members of the Freightliner Electric Vehicle Council, a group of customers working with Freightliner to
Volvo Group, Daimler Trucks AG joint venture to produce fuel cells
Early on April 21, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group announced that they have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture. The intention is to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicle applications and other use cases. Daimler will consolidate all its current fuel cell activities in
A reduction in gears: Inside electric truck transmissions
Rather than the typical 18-speed transmissions, electric trucks tend to use two-speed transmissions, with some using three or four. So why is that?
