Electric Trucks

Prologis said Thursday that a new electric vehicle charging platform will let users circumvent utility connectivity issues in markets where infrastructure is lagging.

Tesla had revenue of $19.3 billion and earnings of 27 cents per share in the first quarter.

Trevor Milton, founder and former executive chairman and CEO of Nikola Corp., was issued a full pardon by President Trump.

Intangles digital twin technology can not only help in proactive maintenance but prove that over-the-road trucking fleets uphold high safety standards as well.

Kalmar Ottawa, a pioneer in terminal tractor manufacturing, announced on Tuesday the launch of its OT2 EV Electric Terminal Tractor.

Recent filings paint a stark picture of Nikola’s financial woes, with assets estimated between $500 million and $1 billion against liabilities ranging from $1 billion to $10 billion.

Nikola, a Phoenix-based manufacturer of zero-emissions trucks, announced it will pursue an auction and sale process for its assets as it grapples with ongoing financial difficulties.

A recent Bloomberg report said Nikola is considering a possible sale or partnership as it attempts to raise capital to stay afloat.

Harbinger, a leading medium-duty electric vehicle company, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funds to boost growth.

Tesla plans to begin mass production of its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck by the end of the year at its factory in Nevada.

Seven-year-old electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and announced an immediate halt to operations weeks after it furloughed its remaining workers and idled its Oklahoma factory.

From optimizing electric vehicle fleets to mitigating fraud and automating nonrevenue tasks, automation is positioned to address some of the industry’s most pressing challenges.

Daimler North America is not selling internal combustion engine trucks in Oregon over a dispute the state believes was settled.

Reverse stock splits offer an immediate – if artificial – benefit to companies struggling with low stock prices. But they rarely work out long term.

Bankruptcy filings carry a stigma but sometimes the outcomes promise new life. Proterra might be one such story.

A South Carolina lawmaker told the postmaster general that Congress plans to realign the U.S. Postal Service’s contract with Oshkosh and build far fewer electric delivery vans.

Head of product at Walmart GoLocal, Vijay Cherukuru, gives a rundown of how to decarbonize fleets and choose next-generation zero-emission vehicles amid a continually changing EV landscape.

The Freudenberg Group makes a lot of different products, from candy coatings to heavy-duty electric truck and bus batteries.

Smart label technology developed by Chorus and Kuehne+Nagel tracks packages by using Bluetooth connectivity and AirTags.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $250 million for a multistate project to add electric truck chargers along the I-95 freight corridor.

How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?

Using electric trucks for inbound logistics includes Daimler Truck with a 2026 goal of zero-emissions truck deliveries to its plants.

Nikola lays of 135 workers as it seeks to preserve its financial runway.

With a focus on charger reliability, accessibility and user experience, Charli 2.0 introduces one-tap charging, real-time station availability and installation solutions.

Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.

Diesel-turned-electric truck driver AJ Savas shares the experience of driving an alternative fuel vehicle with FreightWaves reporter Kaylee Nix.

At FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit, Andrew Wishnia breaks down the power of recent climate legislation to transform transportation.

Sami Khan, co-founder and CEO of Nevoya, shares insights with FreightWaves Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel to dispel myths around electric vehicles.

The lanes are getting longer for autonomous trucks and the promise of greater profitability is predicted to follow.

The Biden administration wants to hear from long-haul trucking on what will be needed to accomplish its plan of 30% new zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.

ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,

New electric truck charging stations will help support California’s controversial zero-emission truck fleet programs.

As electrification and infrastructure startups mature, banks get interested in lending money to help the best of them grow.

Electrification startup Synop is carving a niche for itself focused on help electric fleets return electricity to the grid and get paid for it.

James Taylor will take his second run at leading a commercial electric truck company as the new CEO of Bollinger Motors.

Trucking companies will have to consider electric vehicles, especially in port shuttle settings, to comply with emissions regulations, says Tony Williamson, director of business development and sustainability at Gage Zero.

Hyzon is focusing its fuel cell efforts in North America, cutting operations in Europe and Australia as it seeks to survive.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: California’s electric truck mandate could affect Mexican transporters; Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway delivers first load; Texas EV startup secures electric van order; and Korea International Trade Association opens office in Texas. California’s electric- truck mandate […]

Is wireless charging an idea whose time has come for electric trucks? In some use cases, the answer is yes.

Sitetracker helps companies like ChargePoint automate tasks surrounding getting electric charging points up and running faster.

Nikola releases stats on hydrogen fueling that show savings over diesel and a growing business for fuel cell trucks.

Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.

A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.

PepsiCo Beverages North America announced this week that it plans to add 50 Tesla electric semi-trucks to its California fleet as part of the company’s mission to reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

Logistics real estate operator Prologis and Maersk subsidiary, Performance Team, launch a 96-truck electric charging station in Southern California.

EV startup Harbinger grabbed $400 million in vehicle orders and announced a $73 million Series A funding round.

Regulators pushing to make the electric truck transition go faster are getting pushback from a range of industry stakeholders.

Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation are creating a roadway capable of wirelessly charging electric vehicles traveling at highway speeds, which researchers hope will lower the costs of electric trucks.

Fleets have practically no idea what electric trucks will be worth when it is time to trade them, one of the reasons for cautious adoption.

Using off-the-shelf technologies, Daimler Truck created a demonstration autonomous truck that runs on batteries instead of diesel.

The potential energy and environmental gains from autonomous trucking are laid out in a new white paper from Aurora Innovation.

FedEx has ordered 150 Blue Arc EV Trucks to add to its pickup and delivery fleet in the United States in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.

A move in Congress to nullify an EPA rule that is unpopular with much of the trucking industry has an uphill climb.

Even an EV-friendly policy analyst acknowledged during a House subcommittee hearing that trucking faces big challenges in meeting the EPA’s new zero-emission regulations.

A startup named for science fiction author Jules Verne is closing in on cryo-compressed hydrogen fuel for greater energy density.

Tesla’s first-quarter revenue fell 9% amid 6,000 worker layoffs in California and Texas.

With the right kind of fuel, internal combustion engines can be used to meet climate policy goals in transportation without going to all-electric trucks, according to ATRI.

EV Realty flips the electric truck charging script: It buys future charging sites with power already there.

A California carrier made history Thursday by using an electric truck to haul freight across the U.S.-Mexico border.

The soap opera that is Nikola Corp. has been renewed for a new season with the company taking aim at convicted founder Trevor Milton.

Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.

The precise rules granting tax breaks to hydrogen to fuel trucks are still to be announced, and that has some people at CERAWeek concerned.

ATA, truck dealers and others are warning the public of consequences if the Biden administration’s proposed greenhouse gas rule moves forward.

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?