Electric vehicles

Volvo recently announced its plan to construct an electric charging corridor in California.

Amazon on Thursday announced the long-awaited debut of electric delivery vans from Rivian in more than a dozen U.S. cities.

Canoo Inc. in May said its survival was iffy. With Walmart’s order of 4,500 electric delivery vehicles, the near term looks brighter.

Mullen will deliver up to 600 electric cargo vans to DelPack Logistics, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner.

Many argue that the disposal of electric vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries after maximizing their use could potentially be just as harmful to the environment as carbon emissions.

FedEx has deployed 150 BrightDrop electric vans into its California delivery network.

This company is using sunlight to charge EVs

According to a recent Bloomberg article, electric vehicles are taking off even faster than expected and “are eating into the transportation system and taking bigger bites every year.”

Sustainable last-mile delivery provider gofor partnered with PI Energy to wrap its EVs with solar panels for easy charging.

Georgia Central Railway will serve Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.5 billion-dollar electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility near Savannah.

French automaker Renault is developing a hybrid last-mile delivery model that would deploy drones and e-bikes from delivery vans.

GoBolt, a Toronto-based provider of last-mile logistics and e-commerce fulfillment solutions, brings its all-electric fleet to the U.S.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: cargo theft in Mexico increases 18% during March; Kohler to invest $200M in Mexico; a new EV component factory has been announced for Ramos Arizpe; and truck driver is in critical condition after collision with train.

A FedEx delivery driver just completed a 260-mile drive using a BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric van, setting a Guinness World Record.

UPS will test the Fernhy eQuad electric cargo bike in congested U.S. and European cities.

While hydrogen fuel cells offer a promising alternative to ozone-threatening diesel engines, creating an electric-friendly infrastructure will require dedication from government regulators, equipment manufacturers and industry players alike.

Chargepoint will provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Gatik customers in the U.S. and Canada.

In its initial order for the next-generation delivery vehicle, the Postal Service surprised by ordering a mix of powertrains that includes 20% electric vehicles among the 50,000-vehicle order.

Electric Last Mile Solutions is under scrutiny for insider trading and failure to fulfill promises to investors.

They say April showers bring May flowers, but Spring Free EV is skipping right to the flowers with a new financing model for fleet owners and drivers.