Motiv Power Systems

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

An electric vehicle charger without data intelligence on when it is available and operating is like a hot dog without a bun.

Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.

Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.

How confident is Kodiak Robotics of the safety of its autonomous system? How about cutting a sensor cable while the truck is running?

How long will incentives drive the transition to electric trucks and help pay for the infrastructure that powers it? It’s going to be awhile.

Urb-E, the e-cargo bike last-mile delivery company, has joined the Zero Emission Delivery Zone program in Santa Monica.

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. leverages parent Daimler Truck North America’s dealership and service network to battle competitors.

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In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the U.S. DOT has laid out its strategic plan for safely deploying autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. Plus, LTL volumes stayed strong in December, and XPO names the head of its logistics spinoff.

General Motors has created a new battery-electric first-to-last-mile business eyeing an $850 billion delivery market. Following a second pilot program, FedEx Express is slated to get the first 500 units of the EV600.

Electric vehicle chassis maker Motiv Power Systems has secured $20 million in debt financing from Crescent Cove Advisors.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, it’s been one year since the collapse of Celadon, and FreightWaves talks to some former drivers. Plus, Estes has been hit with a COVID-related lawsuit and Covenant is bumping up driver pay.

Motiv Power Systems can tap $15 million in new cash from its largest investor as it fulfills pandemic-delayed orders for software and power electronics for electric trucks.

Motiv Power Systems, which converts medium-duty trucks from gasoline to run on zero-emission electricity from batteries, is getting $60 million in equity funding from Winnebago Industries Inc. and a private holding company in Colorado.

Truck electrification is ramping up quickly, but a number of challenges remain that must be solved before they see widespread adoption.

The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also, Colorado passes bill lowering the commercial truck driving age and the Port of Long Beach sees near-record volumes.

The United States Postal Service is deploying seven all-electric step vans in California, powered by Motiv’s EPIC system, plus living life on the road and the Polar Vortex causes crude troubles.