Daimler celebrates opening of Electric Island preview image Equipment Daimler celebrates opening of Electric Island April 21, 2021 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 preview image Equipment Volvo, Mack open electric truck training academy April 20, 2021 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 preview image Equipment IKEA goods to move by Lion Electric trucks April 19, 2021 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 preview image Sustainability Funding announced for SuperTruck 3 project April 15, 2021 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 preview image Sustainability Edmonton Region launches Hydrogen HUB April 14, 2021 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…
Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council preview image Equipment Hyliion forms Hypertruck Innovation Council April 7, 2021 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.
DTNA begins taking orders for electric trucks preview image Equipment DTNA begins taking orders for electric trucks April 6, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is now taking orders for its Freightliner eCascadia and eM2. “From reveal of proof of concept in 2018, to a demonstration fleet that’s in the…
Three CNG stations coming to Trans-Canada Highway in Northern Ontario preview image Infrastructure Three CNG stations coming to Trans-Canada Highway in Northern Ontario April 1, 2021 The federal government will invest $3 million in Envoy Energy to install three natural gas stations in Northern Ontario, announced Marc Serre, parliamentary secretary to Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister…
Two Canadian fleets to participate in Run on Less Electric preview image Sustainability Two Canadian fleets to participate in Run on Less Electric March 31, 2021 Two Canadian fleets will be participating in the North America Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less Electric demonstration this fall. Purolator will take part with its Motiv-powered Ford…
Quebec dealer electrifies Western Star mine truck preview image Equipment Quebec dealer electrifies Western Star mine truck March 31, 2021 Since CBC Eastern Townships reported on his all-electric mining truck in mid-March, Jean-Marc Tardif has been overwhelmed with requests for information on his unique project. The president of Tardif Diesel,…
Purolator deploys electric trucks, cargo bikes in Vancouver preview image Equipment Purolator deploys electric trucks, cargo bikes in Vancouver March 29, 2021 Purolator has deployed electric delivery trucks and cargo bikes in Vancouver, claiming to be the first national courier to deploy fully electric delivery vehicles. The 18-foot delivery trucks are Ford…
Supreme Court backs federal carbon tax preview image Sustainability Supreme Court backs federal carbon tax March 25, 2021 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Canada’s national carbon pricing is constitutional, dealing a blow to several provinces that had mounted a challenge against the so-called “carbon tax”.
Tico partners with Cummins, Volvo Penta on electric terminal tractor preview image Sustainability Tico partners with Cummins, Volvo Penta on electric terminal tractor March 25, 2021 Terminal tractor manufacturer Tico has partnered with Volvo Penta and Cummins to bring an electric terminal truck to the North American market. “Tico has a proven record of being on…
Pursuing a zero-emissions future preview image Sustainability Pursuing a zero-emissions future March 25, 2021 Shell has an ambitious plan to become a zero-emissions energy business by 2050. Selda Gunsel, vice-president of global commercial fuels technologies with Shell Lubricants outlined the roadmap to that eventuality…
Lion Electric lands largest order with Pride Group preview image Equipment Lion Electric lands largest order with Pride Group March 25, 2021 Pride Group Enterprises has placed an order for 100 trucks from Lion Electric, representing the OEM’s largest ever truck order. The Lion6 and Lion8 trucks will be delivered this year…
