All Battery Electric articles – Page 5
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ArticleFUSO presents electric vehicles at GaLaBau 2024
FUSO Trucks will showcase four electric vehicles at the GaLaBau 2024 trade fair in Nuremberg from 11-14 September. The event focuses on urban greenery and open spaces, featuring trends and innovations in horticulture and landscaping.
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ArticleDesignwerk Technologies’ Lowliner EV available “to borrow”
The Swiss e-Mobility specialist Designwerk Technologies, is offering customers and interested parties the opportunity to test a fully electric Designwerk Lowliner. The test programme allows companies to borrow the vehicle for two to four weeks for use in their daily operations.
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ArticleVoltera obtains $100m debt facility to help scale its EV charging infrastructure
EV charging infrastructure provider Voltera has secured a $100 million debt facility that it will use to support the development of Voltera-owned and operated charging sites, as well as corporate growth and other initiatives.
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ArticleWindrose Technology sets goal of 10,000 electric trucks on the road by 2027
Despite being only two and a half years old, Windrose Technology has set itself an ambitious target of having 10,000 of its electric trucks on the road in 2027, with Founder and CEO Wan Han admitting its “an agressive target” but one that “isn’t that crazy”.
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ArticleMack trucks updates MD series with new features
Mack Trucks has announced updates to its MD Series of medium-duty trucks, which includes both diesel and electric models. The changes include a larger cab and new safety features.
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ArticlePalletline welcomes Renault E Tech truck to its fleet for central London deliveries
As orginally published on our sister publication Commercial Motor’s website, UK pallet network Palletline has taken delivery of it’s first electric truck - a 19-tonne Renault E Tech - deploying the vehicle into its central London operations. Using a Zenobe charger, the truck can recharge in four to six hours, ...
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ArticleMack Trucks delivers electric medium-duty vehicle to ABC Supply Co
American truck manufacturer Mack Trucks and Kriete Truck Centers delivered a Mack MD Electric vehicle to ABC Supply Co., Inc. in Beloit, Wisconsin. This is the first electric medium-duty truck in ABC Supply’s fleet and the first Mack MD Electric to operate in the state.
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ArticleUS agricultural firm Soli Organic introduces first battery-electric truck in its fleet
Soli Organic, an indoor agriculture company, has announced the addition of a battery-electric truck to its fleet. The company is working with Penske Truck Leasing to deploy a Freightliner eCascadia vehicle at its Virginia-based logistics hub.
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ArticleTevva assets going under the hammer as time runs out for rescue bid
The Joint Administrator’s proposal notice for Tevva Motors has been published on Companies House shedding further light on the company’s demise, the failed bid to find a buyer and the plans for the final liquidation of the assets including vehicles, batteries and the manufacturing equipment at the company’s Tilbury factory.
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ArticleBattery swapping demonstration for electric trucks begins in Kyoto
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) have anounced the start of a battery-swapping demonstration for electric trucks on public roads in Kyoto, Japan.
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ArticleSANY delivers 20 electric terminal tractors to Brazil’s third largest container port
SANY Brazil announced the delivery of 20 electric terminal tractors to Itapoa Terminais Portuarios, a marine terminal port services provider in Brazil. This delivery is part of what SANY describes as Brazil’s largest port electrification project to date.
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ArticleZero Carbon Logistics signs MOU with SANY for electric truck charging network in South Africa
Zero Carbon Logistics, a company looking to build 120 truck charging sites in South Africa, has teamed up with Chinese truck maker SANY as its technology partner for the planned rollout of its off-grid electric truck charging network on the N3 electric highway in South Africa.
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ArticleWelch’s Transport calls for operator views on shared user charging
As part of a new research project with Cambridge University and technology firm Syselek - called ENROUTE - Welch’s Transport is seeking operators and other stakeholders in the freight decarbonisation space to give their opinion around the data sharing aspects of shared user charging for electric HGVs.
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ArticleNorway’s first dedicated public charging site for electric trucks has opened with more to follow by year end
Norway’s new dedicated truck charging site for electric HGVs run by Fastcharge, Wennstrom and Kempower Source: Fastcharge
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ArticleMercedes-Benz Trucks completes 45-day eActros 600 European Testing Tour
In a landmark achievement for electric long-haul trucking, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has successfully concluded its eActros 600 European Tour. Two near-series prototypes of the eActros 600 covered over 15,000 kilometres each across 22 countries, demonstrating the viability of battery-electric technology for long-distance freight transport. Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 ...
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ArticleFedEx and US think tank RMI launch GridUp tool for EV charge demand forecasting
RMI, a US-based sustainability research and think tank organisation, has unveiled GridUp, a new tool designed to forecast energy and power demands for electric vehicle (EV) charging, developed with support from FedEx.
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ArticleWattEV launches zero-emission transport partnership with MGA entertainment
WattEV, a provider of zero-emission transport services, has announced a new initiative called Brands That Care. The campaign begins with a partnership with MGA Entertainment, a toy manufacturer known for brands such as L.O.L. Surprise!, MGA’s Miniverse, and Little Tikes.
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ArticleRoyal Mail expands electric van fleet with 2,100 new vehicles
Royal Mail has announced plans to add 2,100 electric vans to its fleet over the next year. This expansion is part of the company’s strategy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
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ArticleUK’s first public electric HGV charging station to open at Able Humber Port this year
Milence, the joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group, and Volvo Group, has announced the development of its first HGV charging hub in the UK, located at Able Humber Port in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire.
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ArticleMilence and Power Electronics test new megawatt charging system with great initial results
Milence and Power Electronics conducted a test of a new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) solution. The test, which used a prototype of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600, achieved a charging power of 1,100 kilowatts.