BYD announced that the first electric refuse trucks to operate in the city of Seattle – as well as the entire Pacific Northwest region –will soon be helping to deliver on a cleaner environment. Two of BYD’s 8R Class-8 battery-electric refuse trucks, fi…
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BYD secures largest electric truck order in Latin America
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has signed a deal to deliver 200 pure electric heavy duty garbage trucks to Brazil, the largest partnership of its kind for the company in Latin America. The collaboration with Brazilian garbage collection agency Corp…
Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards
Earlier in June this year, Daimler Trucks presented two new fully electric trucks from its US-subsidiary Freightliner. Now, Daimler officially announced the two first customers to operate the e-vehicles within their fleet: 30 Freightliner eCascadia and…
MAN to demonstrate its electric portfolio at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018
Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus gave the pre-press conference in Berlin a sneak preview of the innovations it will be showcasing at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in September. Alongside the latest product highlights for trucks and co…
Renault Trucks unveils its second generation of electric trucks
After ten years of experimentation under actual operating conditions with its customer-partners, Renault Trucks has unveiled its second generation of all-electric vehicles: the Renault Master Z.E., Renault Trucks D Z.E. and Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E., …
Musk Tweets – Tesla Truck To Be Dual-Motor With Crazy Torque + More
What do you want to see Tesla incorporate into the upcoming electric pickup truck? Fortunately, Musk is asking that question and seeking out answers right now. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is active on Twitter right this very moment with some new information of…
News: Daimler’s Freightliner Takes The Covers Off Electric Trucks
Daimler, the world’s biggest truck-maker best known in the U.S. for its Freightliner brand, unveiled two new battery-powered models as it looks to protect its market dominance. One, an all-electric Class 8 big rig called the Freightliner eCascadia, will compete directly with Tesla’s semi-truck, the Semi.
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BYD Delivers First All-electric Truck To The Port Of Oakland
BYD, one of the the world’s largest electric vehicle company, has delivered the first battery-electric 8TT truck to the Port of Oakland. The Class 8 truck was grant-funded by CARB and will be part of a three-year feasibility study to determine whether …
New LightningElectric Ford Transit Van Gets 150-Mile Of Range
Lightning Systems announced a 150-mile (240 km) electric conversion of the Ford Transit 350HD, on top of the previously available 50-mile and 100-mile versions. The LightningElectric Ford Transit is capable of hauling 4,000 lbs (1,814 kg) of payload an…
