Categories: Delivery, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Food service logistics supplier Quality Custom Distribution will deploy 14 Volvo VNR Electric models in its Southern California last-mile delivery routes...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10141147/qcd-commits-to-largest-commercial-volvo-vnr-electric-order-to-date

Categories: Equipment, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle Research

With the order book open, Freightliner and DTNA are preparing to start production of the electric Class 8 eCascadia and medium-duty eM2 in late 2022.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10140741/daimler-opens-orders-for-freightliner-ecascadia-em2

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The release of the beta models, two of 57 to be produced, comes at a critical juncture for the upstart electric automaker.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10140497/lordstown-unveils-two-betas-of-endurance-pickup

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Ikea U.S. is prioritizing its New York and Los Angeles markets as it works toward the goal of having 100% zero emission home deliveries by 2025.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10140321/ikea-u-s-to-convert-new-york-last-mile-delivery-fleet-to-evs-by-may-2021

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

How efficient is an all-electric Class 6 delivery truck in its regular duty cycle with payloads up to 11,000 lbs.? Weight is less of an EV range inhibitor...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139840/heavy-payloads-and-commercial-ev-range-a-real-world-test

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle Research

In conjunction with Lightning eMotors, the deployment of the Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans follows a pilot of nine of the same vans in...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139594/dhl-express-to-deploy-89-electric-delivery-vans-in-ny-and-california

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, Products, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Lightning eMotors expects to produce 100 purpose-built Electric Transits this year, with a projection of up to 3,000 units by 2023.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139226/proterra-battery-tech-to-power-lightning-emotors-electric-transit

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability

Former Daimler and Freightliner Class 8 development manager Jerome Guillen shifts from an automotive focus at Tesla to leading the Tesla Semi program.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10138772/tesla-names-vp-of-heavy-duty-trucks

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Products, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Hino Trucks announced its will produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America and accelerate its development of...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10138632/hino-turns-to-cummins-for-engines-accelerates-electric-truck-development

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stated at a House appropriations subcommittee that with the proper funding, the USPS could increase the number of electric...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10138623/postmaster-general-states-first-batch-of-new-vehicles-could-be-50-ev