Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 01:16:04 +0000
A large part of our role in the media is to highlight cleantech leaders, and another large part is to bring to light climate and cleantech laggards. With that in mind, we’re starting a new series — a weekly look at a company, person, organization, or country that stood out in a good way and […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:37:28 +0000
In some ways, it’s going to be a little easier to electrify transportation in developing countries. While the top selling car in history is the Toyota Corolla, its sales are dwarfed by the Honda Super Cub and its variants, and motorcycle sales are dwarfed by those of bicycles like the Chinese Flying Pigeon. Motorcycles and […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:30:49 +0000
Heavy vehicles for applications such as construction sites or in campus-based sectors such as in mining environments usually have to drive for short distances at well known intervals. Vehicles in this sector are perfect for electrification. Managing the fleet for things like charging and installation of charging stations at depots or on-site in campus-based environments […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:15:25 +0000
In 2022, the number of heavy electric trucks on the roads in Europe and the United States grew faster than ever before. One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4,300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:58:13 +0000
With the recent first sales of the Tesla Semi, the company is making a big buzz. Not only is it great for Tesla, but it’s great to see companies like Pepsi and Frito-Lay switching their local and regional runs to electric. As charging infrastructure for electric trucks proliferates, and as versions of the Semi equipped […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:46:21 +0000
Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium, has announced that in 2025 it will start to produce battery modules. So far, the group has been dependent on partners to supply both cells and modules to the group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for Volvo Group […]
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:00:31 +0000
Volvo Trucks North America spent a week bringing customers, partners, and media out to its customer center in Dublin, Virginia as part of its 2022 Electromobility Summit to showcase the work it has done to lead the electrification of the heavy trucking space. The flagship of Volvo Trucks’ efforts in North America is the Volvo […]
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:55:34 +0000
More highly capable electric semi trucks are coming to market every day.
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:35:29 +0000
The latest reconciliation bill could mean big bucks for electric semi trucks.
Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:18:43 +0000
While others offer up excuses, Volvo Trucks is offering up an electric semi truck charging network.