Categories: Charging, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/352516/electric-dreams-vs-current-realities

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

Morgan Olson revealed step-van prototypes at the Work Truck Show. One is gasoline-powered, while the other makes use of a BMWi EV electric powertrain, which...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/352493/morgan-olson-reveals-class-2-gasoline-or-electric-step-van-prototype

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

Volvo Trucks North America is working to complete product development to bring its VNR Electric Class 8 truck and tractor to market here by the end of this...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/350958/volvo-it-takes-more-than-the-truck-to-switch-to-electric-power

Categories: Equipment, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Vehicle Research

The EPA is looking to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants. The exact rule...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/348010/epa-truck-nox-pre-rule-faces-bumpy-ride

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

Another consolidation among global truck makers is in the works: Sweden’s Volvo Group is selling its Japan-based UD Trucks business to Isuzu Motors.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/346915/volvo-selling-ud-trucks-business-to-isuzu

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

Sweden’s Volvo Group has developed electric concept trucks for construction and regional-distribution applications in Europe.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/346220/volvo-fielding-electric-concept-trucks-for-heavy-duty-regional-and-construction-use

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

Under the agreement, Europe's Iveco and FPT Industrial will provide engineering and manufacturing expertise to help put into production Nikola’s fuel-cell...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/345761/trans-atlantic-jv-details-battery-electric-and-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck-plans

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

Meritor revealed two new electric drivetrain offerings and introduced an air-disc brake engineered for linehaul applications.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/343518/meritor-expands-electric-drive-lineup-launches-linehaul-air-disc-brake

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

The OEM revealed a prototype for a battery-electric drive version of its International MV medium-duty truck, dubbed the eMV, which is slated to come to...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/343408/navistar-unwraps-electric-truck

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Within just 20 years, the world's biggest truck maker wants to offer only CO2-neutral trucks in the U.S. and elsewhere.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/343243/daimler-aims-to-offer-only-co2-neutral-trucks-by-2039-in-key-markets