The long-awaited Tesla Semi has landed a major order. WattEV announced Tuesday at ACT Expo that it ordered 370 Tesla Semi Class 8 electric trucks. Deliveries of the first 50 Semis will begin in 2026. Once complete by the end of 2027, the deployment will be the largest single electric truck deployment in California. The […]
WattEV recently broke ground on its sixth heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in California at the Port of Oakland
WattEV recently announced an agreement with Tesla for the delivery of 40 Semis in 2026, with two of the heavy-duty electric trucks coming this year.
Animus between co-founders of TuSimple is playing out in courts across the US with a proposed liquidation the latest salvo.
Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.
The potential energy and environmental gains from autonomous trucking are laid out in a new white paper from Aurora Innovation.
WattEV uses a combination of state incentive funding, volume purchasing plans, and productivity improvement measures to make electric freight transport as affordable as possible.
WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors
Electric trucks and charging infrastructure should advance this year without some of the growing pains that held them back in 2023.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
Hyliion Holdings is throwing in the towel on its Hypertruck ERX natural gas-electric powertrain to focus on generator technology.
Nikola will replace battery packs in its electric trucks following several fires. The pack is a high-cost component.
Battery-electric trucks and the infrastructure to charge them require joint development, a lesson fleets are learning from early adopters.
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.
Could Kodiak leverage some of the work Navistar has in on a redundant chassis for a Class 8 autonomous truck?
Other charging infrastructure startups have more resources but WattEV has an early advantage in making charging available.
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.
El servicio de camión como servicio podría permitir a Uber Freight utilizar camiones eléctricos
Big fleets can afford them, but are electric trucks a solution for 3PLs? Uber Freight and WattEV are working together to find out.
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.
With a goal of decarbonizing the economy, numerous companies are adopting centuries-old electrolysis to split oxygen and hydrogen atoms.
Volvo Trucks North America is making vehicle as a service mandatory for buyers of its Class 8 electric trucks.
Layoffs get the attention but plenty of electric transportation startups are still hiring. They are getting creative with fundraising, too.
Some free money from California to buy down the cost of electric trucks remains, but you better hurry to apply.
Startup WattEV sees its Truck-as-a-Service startup as a modern day Pony Express with electric trucks being swapped instead of horses .
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From storing renewable energy stocks to tapping high-voltage transmission lines, the juice to power electric trucks has to come from somewhere.
