Triple Electric Road Train Trial

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:00:55 +0000

Janus Electric has partnered with Oz Minerals and Qube to trial a triple road train powered by a converted electric semi. For the initiated, that’s a prime mover pulling three trailers, and they will be doing this in the harshest conditions in South Australia’s outback. Oz Minerals, Janus Electric, and Qube will trial the technology […]

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Atlis Motor Vehicles Changes Name To Nxu, Seeks To Focus On Badly Needed Electric Truck Fundamentals

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:25:37 +0000

We’ve covered Atlis Motors a number of times over the years here at CleanTechnica. What it has been known the most for in the past is its truck platform development, and one of the things that caught my eye about Atlis was that you could build a very normal and versatile truck, and without the […]

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Atlis Motor Vehicles Changes Name To Nxu, Seeks To Focus On Badly Needed Electric Truck Fundamentals

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:25:37 +0000

We’ve covered Atlis Motors a number of times over the years here at CleanTechnica. What it has been known the most for in the past is its truck platform development, and one of the things that caught my eye about Atlis was that you could build a very normal and versatile truck, and without the […]

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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling To Become First Food & Beverage Manufacturer To Use Electric Trucks In Canada

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 18:55:12 +0000

Coca-Cola Canada's Volvo electric truckCoca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (Coke Canada Bottling) will purchase six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program to support its “Red Fleet” customer delivery routes in the Greater Montreal Region, Volvo Trucks North America said today. Among the beverage distributor’s fleet of 650 heavy-duty vehicles, the six trucks are the first Class […]

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The Electric Ute Roadshow

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:25:05 +0000

Electric Ute RoadshowAfter a few minor glitches, the Solar Citizens Electric Ute Roadshow is touring regional cities in Victoria. Solar Citizens is displaying its LDV eT60 to amazed and enthusiastic audiences, including many politicians who have never seen an electric ute before. “Clean Transport Campaigner”Ajaya Haikerwal tells me it was a relief to finally get on the […]

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Lifecycle Cost: BEV vs. ICEV — Pickup Truck Edition

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:59 +0000

My recent article on the lifecycle cost of BEVs vs ICEVs was well received, so I thought I’d write another one, this time looking at trucks now that many OEMs are producing them — or are about to. A lifecycle cost analysis captures the full financial impact of BEVs across the vehicle’s entire lifetime for […]

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:12:57 +0000

One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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Philippines Gets its First Electric Light Truck From Chinese Truckmaker Foton

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:35:43 +0000

The first light electric truck in the Philippines formally went on sale last week after being introduced at a truck show last month. The Foton Tornado EV 4×2, designed specifically for the hot and humid conditions in Asia, as well as the flooded streets during the rainy months, is priced at P3.6M (~$66,200). The price […]

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