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

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency's Run on Less – Electric will feature 13 fleets in the three week run starting Sept. 3.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140473/electric-freight-trucks-to-participate-in-real-world-demo-run

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.worktruckonline.com/10140497/lordstown-unveils-two-betas-of-endurance-pickup

Categories: Charging, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Management, Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Of Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would be for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $115 billion for repairing...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140450/biden-infrastructure-plan-allocates-300b-for-evs-roads-bridges

Categories: Charging, Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Amply’s charging-as-a-service and software platform will demonstrate managed charging and guaranteed uptime for Hawaiian Electric as it transitions its fleet.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140446/amply-power-helps-hawaiian-electric-transition-fleet-of-passenger-vehicles-to-10

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

Quality Custom Distribution recently took delivery of a Volvo VNR Electric — the first zero-emission, battery-electric truck to be deployed in the fleet of...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140442/last-mile-delivery-fleet-takes-delivery-of-volvo-vnr-electric

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Utility Fleet, Vehicle Research

Phoenix Motorcars offers the ZEUS 500 Truck with an electrified chassis payload of 6,500 pounds.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140440/phoenix-motorcars-all-electric-work-trucks

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

There are many unanswered questions regarding Oshkosh Defense’s $6 billion contract with USPS, including whether an electric prototype or a “swappable”...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140430/a-roadmap-for-u-s-postal-service-electrification

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

The vehicles feature 129 kWhs of battery capacity with a range of 120 miles and can be charged in just under two hours by an 80-kW on-board DC fast charger.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10140324/fluid-truck-orders-40-zero-emission-trucks-from-lightning-emotors

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.worktruckonline.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.worktruckonline.com/10139840/heavy-payloads-and-commercial-ev-range-a-real-world-test