Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Operations, Procurement, Remarketing, Small Fleet, Suppliers

Supply chain constraints make it difficult to get replacement vehicles leading to extended cycling of those currently in service. This is pushing the...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154775/extended-cycling-part-shortages-stress-warranty-recovery-in-2021

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Global Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Operations, Remarketing, Rental Operations, Small Fleet, Upfitting

Many tire OEMs have increased prices in CY-2021, ranging from 3-10% depending on type of tire and size. Higher commodity prices and increased ocean freight...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154763/higher-commodity-prices-exert-upward-cost-pressure-on-tires

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Green Fleet, Operations

Peterbilt's Jake Montero, general sales manager for vocational trucks, talks the OEM's freshly updated medium-duty line of vocational trucks and leading...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154360/qa-jake-montero-on-peterbilts-refreshed-medium-duty-line-up-evs

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Green Fleet

Set to be delivered to GATR EV, the more than 1,000 zero-emission trucks will feature the SEA-Drive Power System. 

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154302/largest-truck-order-in-sea-electric-history

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

Zeus Electric Chassis’ collaboration agreement with JB Poindexter’s EAVX puts the companies on track to develop and commercialize Class 4-6 electric work...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10154270/zeus-electric-chassis-eavx-collaborate-on-class-4-6-ev-trucks

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations, Vehicle Research

Truck makers and electric fleet pioneers laid out real-world lessons learned as electric trucks begin to move out of infancy and into wide-scale operations...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10151457/the-realities-of-electric-trucks

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Products

Orange EV is developing new electric terminal trucks designed to meet the increased cargo handling and lifting demands required by port and rail intermodal...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10151375/orange-ev-electric-terminal-trucks-to-offer-higher-speed-capacity

Categories: Electric, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations, Products

The power behind ConMet’s zero-emission trailer comes from its Preset Plus Electric Hub. The in-wheel electric motor is paired with a ConMet PreSet Plus hub...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10151231/conmets-aims-to-address-tru-emissions-regs-with-zero-emission-trailer

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Maintenance, Operations, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Tire designs for electric trucks will need to account for greater stresses from weight and torque — but they will need to remain interchangeable with...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10151115/what-will-electrification-mean-for-truck-tires

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

The electric truck is designed in partnership with Emergency One Group LTD and packs 316 kW of battery power.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10150726/rev-fire-group-to-introduce-ev-fire-truck