Biden administration rolls out power grid plan for electric trucks
A battery-charging network strategy aimed at phasing out diesel-burning trucks kicks off with 12,000 miles of interstate freight corridors.
The latest news and trends for electric trucks.
A battery-charging network strategy aimed at phasing out diesel-burning trucks kicks off with 12,000 miles of interstate freight corridors.
A big fine for Lordstown Motors and SuperTruck news carry the week over Work Truck Week and technology and maintenance event.
Hyliion is getting a second chance to make a viable business with its Karno technology that could help generate a buyer for the company.
Zeem Solutions’ approach encompasses everything from vehicle leasing to maintenance, making green transportation more accessible.
Quiet and zero tailpipe emissions battery-electric trucks are gaining popularity across the industry for parts shipment to assembly plants.
Positive developments in the hydrogen space glossed over some tough underlying issues like sky-high hydrogen prices.
The arcade game Whac-A-Mole describes state-by-state approach to rules of the driverless road while 50-state solution appears far off.
The mismatch between electric truck availability and charging infrastructure prompted Daimler, Volvo and Navistar to make a PACT.
WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors
The Postal Service balked at electric delivery trucks, but it is getting with the program, starting with off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits.
Nikola is in no hurry to artificially boost its stock price to ward off its second Nasdaq delisting notice in eight months.
Could electric trucks find a new power source in decommissioned power plants. Zeem Solutions plans to find out.
Mississippi incentives helped lure a $2 billion advanced battery-making joint venture for electric trucks to the Magnolia State.
California leads zero-emission truck adoption, but other states are growing faster in certain types of commercial EVs.
Electric trucks and charging infrastructure should advance this year without some of the growing pains that held them back in 2023.
Nikola CEO Steve Girsky knows the challenges the electric truck maker faces but points to 2024 as the company’s best year.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton outside federal court after being sentenced to four years in prison. (Photo: Matthew Lee/Inner City Press)
Feds compare convicted startup founders Elizabeth Holmes and Trevor Milton in recommending Nikola’s founder receive a similar sentence.
Federal prosecutors want to see Nikola founder Trevor Milton imprisoned for 11 years as punishment for lying to investors.
General Motors and Autocar Industries are collaborating to create a range of hydrogen powered heavy-duty vehicles.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
Forum Mobility joins a growing number of startups planning multiple megawatt charging facilities serving California drayage.
Canada-based electric trucking startup Lion Electric cuts 10% of head count to reduce costs as it seeks profitability.
Israeli tech startups count on losing some employees to military reserve duty. Many more are called during wartime.
Defense attorneys offered 50 pages of reasons why convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton should not go to prison. There may be more to say.
The executive churn at beleaguered Nikola Corp. continued with the resignation of CFO Stasy Pasterick after just six months.
Torc Robotics has the autonomous truck nearly ready. Now comes the hard work of making a business from it.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is seeking probation instead of prison on his federal fraud convictions.
Workhorse Group made progress toward scaling its electric truck business, but being shut out of California incentives dented revenue.
Hyliion Holdings is throwing in the towel on its Hypertruck ERX natural gas-electric powertrain to focus on generator technology.
Daimler Truck North America awards Hexagon Purus the work of electrifying its Freightliner eM2 vocational medium-duty trucks.
Nikola’s recall cost burden and lack of production lead to a dismal Q3 earnings report but the company sees light ahead.
Voltera is removing obstacles to electrification for fleets by reducing the risks of developing and operating charging sites.
Electric trucks are expensive, so Mack Trucks figures avoiders might go for a monthly subscription fee and pay by the mile.
A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.
Nikola Corp. has won $165 million in arbitration from convicted founder Trevor Milton, but it wants to recover attorney fees, too.
Can Hyliion pivot to make stationary generators the base of its business as it decides whether to pursue the Hypertruck ERX?
Proterra Inc. has extended the bankruptcy auction dates for its three electrification business units while it continues in business.
Nikola will replace battery packs in its electric trucks following several fires. The pack is a high-cost component.
An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.
The International Trade Commission terminated a patent infringement claim by lidar maker Ouster against Chinese competitor Hesai.
Startup Hyliion Holdings is pausing orders of its Hypertruck ERX as costs rise and electric trucks get better.
Advances in the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 provide hints to the next Freightliner eCascadia.
Battery-electric trucks and the infrastructure to charge them require joint development, a lesson fleets are learning from early adopters.
Steve Burns cashed out more than $60 million in stock in Lordstown Motors. Now he is buying its assets out of bankruptcy for $10 million.
Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.
Volvo Group had scant interest in producing fuel cell trucks five years ago. Now they play a role in the pursuit of zero-emissions trucking.
The future of long-haul trucking could include more fuel cell and hydrogen-powered vehicles, experts said during FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit on Thursday.
Zeina El-Azzi, founder and CEO of Gage Zero, talks with FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson about why logistics and trucking companies should seek to ensure that they are protecting local communities as they roll out fleet electrification plans.
Freight-movement data reveals the importance of factoring sustainability measures into transportation planning.
Swedish startup Einride reduces the carbon footprint of its trucking customers by matching electric trucks with available chargers.
Special purpose acquisition company executives who brought Nikola Corp. public now oversee three top roles at the electric truck maker.
Small fleets can get a voucher twice the standard $120,000 when purchasing an electric truck. And they don’t even have to purchase it.
Nikola asks customers with electric trucks under recall for potential battery fires to return them to its plant.
A third Nikola battery-electric truck burst into flames inside a lithium supplier’s building, but the company says recalled trucks are still safe to drive.
Daimler Truck, Paccar and Cummins are forming a joint venture with a Chinese battery maker to onshore battery cell production in the U.S.
Workhorse Group stockholders approved a proposal to more than double the number of authorized shares, one of few paths to new capital.
Ree Automotive tested its Reecorner by-wire technology for months before getting precertification that moves it closer to production.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton lost a bid for a new trial on a claim of juror bias.
Workhorse Group fell short in its first try to get shareholders to more than double the number of outstanding shares in the electric step van maker.
The governor of California appears to favor supporting autonomous trucking technology over labor objections.
Just as scaling McDonald’s was more about real estate than hamburgers, electric truck charging is as much about land as it is about the grid.
Proterra customers are sanguine about the electric bus and battery maker’s bankruptcy reorganization. They expect deliveries to continue.
Veteran business leader Steve Girsky acknowledges challenges but points to Q4 as the culmination of fuel cell truck startup Nikola’s efforts.
Lightning eMotors has enough parts to build electric vehicles through the end of the year, but it needs new capital soon to stay in business.
Nikola is recalling about 209 Class 8 battery electric trucks following 2 battery fires, but the trucks can stay in service pending a fix.
The inevitable dilution from a recent increase in authorized shares has led former and current Nikola executives to sell.
Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.
Some of Tesla’s all-electric Class 8 Semi trucks are running loads 12 hours a day for PepsiCo.
Electric bus and battery maker Proterra Inc. won’t fight an Aug. 17 delisting from the Nasdaq as it works on a bankruptcy reorganization plan.
Hyliion Holdings has enough cash and investments to run its business through 2024 without raising new capital.
Workhorse Group claims business progress, but it needs approval for new shares to raise capital to make electric trucks and drones.
Cash-strapped electric bus and battery maker Proterra Inc. sought bankruptcy protection Monday and plans to operate during reorganization.
Most Volvo and Mack electric trucks built since 2019 will get new batteries because of a fire risk caused by loose material in the batteries.
Asset sales in Q2 helped Nikola add cash to its balance sheet, but losses widened as ramp-up of fuel cell trucks consumed cash.
Steve Girsky, the man responsible for bringing Nikola public three years ago, is taking over as CEO — the third chief executive in a year.
Could Kodiak leverage some of the work Navistar has in on a redundant chassis for a Class 8 autonomous truck?
Years before it ever built a fuel cell truck, Nikola claimed it had 14,000 reservations. But 202 orders is a good sign nonetheless.
J.B. Hunt Transport is helping Nikola reduce its inventory of battery-electric trucks and adding to the order bank for fuel cell models.
Investor confidence coincidentally clashes with an executive’s stock sales at autonomous trucking developer.
Electrification isn’t possible without infrastructure to support it. Voltera is transforming the transportation industry by helping fleets access EV charging infrastructure.
A Nikola truck damaged in a June 23 fire at company headquarters reignited, raising questions about a reported battery pack defect.
Other charging infrastructure startups have more resources but WattEV has an early advantage in making charging available.
Nikola won’t need any more shareholders to vote for a share count increase because a Delaware rule change lowers the threshold.
Startup Gage Zero thinks its expertise in negotiating renewable energy contracts will help fleets transition to electric mobility.
The production of electric trucks is still so small that it’s easy to overlook the hundreds subject to recall campaigns.
Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.
Losers among transportation startups are rapidly being defined, It will take longer to determine the winners.
Less than a year after purchasing Romeo Power to secure its battery supply, Nikola is liquidating the subsidiary.
With offerings like its Clean Advantage Card and Fuelman Mastercard with EV payment capabilities, Fuelman is anticipating the current and upcoming expense management needs of fleet managers as they begin their electrification transition.
Electric truck maker Nikola Corp. says foul play is suspected in a fire that damaged multiple trucks on Friday.
Harbor Trucking Association’s Matt Schrap warns about the effects that California’s carbon emissions restriction is having on the drayage industry and the environment.
Nikola Corp. is laying off 270 employees as its cash condition worsens and company founder Trevor Milton takes shots at leadership.
Battery chemistry will play a critical role in advancing electric trucking beyond regional and drayage hauling.
Tesla’s Class 8 electric Semi truck’s production is being delayed due to battery supply chain constraints.
Lightning eMotors identifies electrifying small school buses and shuttle vans as its niche. Scaling depends on finding new capital.
As fleet electrification draws closer, here is how fleet managers can make the transition smooth and sustainable.
Megawatt charging is too much for pretty much every electric truck save for the purpose-built Tesla Semi. But that is slowly changing.
Jake Medwell sits down with Loren Smith to discuss policy items, including fleet electrification, rail safety and the debt ceiling.
The outcome of Nikola’s bid to double the number of authorized shares in the company could determine its ability to survive.