Sustainability

Lion Electric to open Illinois manufacturing plant

Lion Electric is expanding into the U.S. with a manufacturing facility in Joliet, Ill. The Canadian electric truck maker says it will be the largest all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle…

Detroit launches eConsulting services, EV chargers

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has added new Detroit eConsulting services for fleets deploying electric trucks, including eFill electric commercial vehicle chargers. (Photo: DTNA)  eConsulting services are provided by a…

Hydrogen, now mainstream

You don’t have to look very hard at all to be inundated by news about electric cars and buses and trucks these days. In the four-wheel world, some manufacturers plan…

Medium-duty provides fertile ground for proving up electrification

When Purolator put out a Request for Proposals in search of its first fully-electric truck, one of the key elements it was looking for was support. Of course, there were…

Natural gas truck sales down in 2021: ACT

Natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales have contracted 25% in the U.S. and Canada in 2021 through February, according to data from ACT Research. “Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles…

Volvo, Daimler on path to fuel cell electric trucks

Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have joined forces to produce hydrogen fuel cells for heavy vehicles, and they’re calling on European policymakers to help establish a network of 1,000…

Electric trucks the future of zero emissions transport, but more immediate action needed

Zero emission commercial vehicles are the likely answer to trucking industry’s long-term output of greenhouse gases, but they won’t offer an immediate solution. Dave Earle, CEO of the B.C. Trucking…

Nikola, TA-Petro to build first two hydrogen fueling stations for heavy trucks

Nikola has announced it will build the first two hydrogen fueling stations for heavy trucks at existing TA-Petro sites. The two parties say it’s the first step to explore the…

Daimler celebrates opening of Electric Island

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) have opened Electric Island, a first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric truck charging site. The companies say it will help accelerate the development,…

Volvo, Mack open electric truck training academy

Western Canada Mack and Volvo customers interested in electric trucks will have a new training hub to visit in Hayward, Calif. “Mack’s new Hayward training facility will serve as the…

IKEA goods to move by Lion Electric trucks

Third-party logistics provider Second Closet is buying 15 Lion6 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks from Lion Electric. It will use them to fulfill home deliveries for IKEA in a handful of Canadian cities.

Funding announced for SuperTruck 3 project

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced another US$100 million in funding for a third SuperTruck project. This time the project will be broadened to include both medium- and heavy-duty…

Edmonton Region launches Hydrogen HUB

The Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB launched on April 14 aims to kickstart the area’s low-carbon hydrogen economy. The initiative is backed by $1.2 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification…

10 things we know (and a few we don’t know) about electric trucks

Several OEMs have unveiled plans to begin production on electric trucks in 2021/22, expanding beyond the limited number of units in today’s test fleets. Before you plug in to the…

Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council

Hyliion has announced the formation of a Hypertruck Innovation Council, made up of fleets that will be the first to operate the Hypertruck ERX, providing direct feedback to the company.