Volvo Trucks delivered its first heavy electric truck to Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa. Deployment of h…
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Volvo Trucks starts selling electric trucks in South Korea
Volvo Trucks is now starting sales of heavy battery electric trucks in South Korea, as the first global manufacturer to do so. Three different electric models are now available for South Korean transport companies to order – helping them, and the gover…
Volta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the all-electric Volta Zero
UK-based electric truck startup Volta Trucks has announced another significant milestone on its journey to production, receiving European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle. The European Community Whole Vehicle…
Mack Trucks Introduces the Medium-Duty Mack MD Electric
Mack Trucks revealed its Mack MD Electric, the company’s first electric vehicle in the medium-duty segment of the trucking industry. Mack revealed the truck for the first time during an event at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) 2023 Work…
Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Gothenburg
Volvo Trucks is delivering 20 fully electric heavy trucks to the logistics company DFDS in Gothenburg, Sweden. The delivery is part of a total order for 125 electric trucks that DFDS has placed with Volvo. Some of the new electric fleet will be used to…
Volta Trucks expands Truck as a Service Hub network with new sites in Germany and Spain
Electric truck startup Volta Trucks has confirmed the expansion of the brand’s Truck as a Service (TaaS) Hub network in Europe with two new sites confirmed in Duisburg, Germany, and Madrid in Spain. Both locations will be offering comprehensive custome…
Nissan is now using all-electric, heavy-duty trucks for new vehicle deliveries
Nissan is now using two battery electric vehicle heavy-duty, Class 8 trucks to deliver new vehicles from the Port of Los Angeles to dealerships in the Los Angeles region. Two major manufacturers of electric heavy-duty trucks, Nikola and Kenworth, will …
Volvo Trucks have sold more than 4,300 electric trucks globally
Last year, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before. Volvo Trucks have now sold more than 4,300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries. In Europe, Volvo Trucks is the mark…
Carriers Scale Up Volvo VNR Electric Fleets for Zero-Tailpipe Emission Deliveries to Volvo Group Assembly Plants
Volvo Trucks North America continues to demonstrate its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of its supply chain by scaling up the number of zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks that service its North American assembly plants. In col…
US Foods adds 30 electric trucks to its California fleet
US Foods Holding Corp., one of America’s largest foodservice distributors, has received the company’s first battery-electric powered Freightliner eCascadia trucks at its La Mirada, California distribution center. The company previously announced plans …
