Fuel/Emissions

Eaton to work with Ballard on fuel cell technology

Eaton will partner with Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The partnership stems from a…

Lion Electric opens new Experience Centre in Terrebonne

Lion Electric has opened its flagship Experience Centre in Terrebonne, Que. Terrebonne mayor Marc-Andre Plante was on hand for the opening, along with Lion founder Marc Bedard. It is the…

Final Mile fleets eye electric vehicles, but charging infrastructure ‘elusive’

Some of North America’s largest Final Mile delivery fleets are clearly looking to become early adopters of the electric vehicles that promise to keep emissions in check. And that’s no…

Bison running electric trucks on cross-border route

Bison Transport has taken delivery of two battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias, which are deployed on a cross-border regional route. The trucks are running between Bison’s Delta, B.C., terminal and a customer…

NACFE kicks off Run on Less Electric to evaluate electric truck capabilities

Beginning today, all across the U.S. and Canada, 13 truck fleets in a wide array of diverse applications will begin running their electric trucks in a brand-new scientific and engineering…

Shell’s Starship 2.0 prototype realizes efficiency gains

Electric vehicles are undeniably in the spotlight at ACT Expo, but Shell has arrived at the event with a demonstration vehicle that showcases the efficiency gains still possible with an…

CityFreighter introduces electric van for final mile deliveries

Startup electric vehicle maker CityFreighter introduced its all-electric last-mile delivery box van this week at ACT Expo, and plans are in the works to bring it to Canada. A beta…

Hino, Allison to collaborate on electric axles

Allison Transmission has been selected to work with Hino on development of its e-axle for Classes 6-8 battery-electric vehicles. Hino will integrate Allison’s eGen Power 100D e-axle into its electric…

Peterbilt’s Skoog identifies steps to support electric trucks

Electric trucks are making headway quickly in North America. But Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog says there are four specific things the trucking industry can do to…

Navistar introduces International eMV electric truck

Navistar introduced a new electric International eMV Series truck at ACT Expo. Built on the MV platform, it’s suited for any straight rail application, the company says, and comes with…

Volvo Trucks president sounds alarm on climate change, urges electrification

Volvo Trucks says it will have a rolling fleet consisting only of zero-emissions trucks by 2050, with 35% of its sales electric by 2030. By 2040, its entire product line…

PIT Group studies the efficiency of refrigerated trailers and reefer units

Lined up side by side in a large courtyard of the Centre de formation en transport routier de Saint-Jérôme, eight refrigerated trailers are buzzing with technicians and researchers from PIT…

Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype

Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

Thermo King forms council to examine electrification of industry

Thermo King has formed an industry council to better understand the trucking industry’s coming shift to zero emissions transport and to develop a roadmap to an all-electric transport industry. “Reducing…