Automotive

Schneider to add 100 battery-electric trucks to fleet

By David Sickels
December 25, 2022

Schneider will soon begin taking delivery of nearly 100 Class 8 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) at its intermodal operations in Southern California. Schneider’s first Freightliner eCascadia, manufactured by Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), is set to roll off the assembly line at the Portland, Oregon, DTNA plant.

The carrier had previously reported orders for 62 eCascadias. Now the company will deploy an additional 30 BEVs from DTNA. As a result, Schneider says it will have one of the largest electric fleets in North America.

The company says battery-electric trucks are crucial in meeting Schneider’s sustainability goals of reducing CO2 per-mile emissions by 7.5% by 2025, and 60% by 2035.

Lucid Group reports positive financial outlook in Q3

Lucid’s Q3 report includes info on a new SUV, COO appointment, closing an Aston Martin deal and adjusting 2023 production from 8,000 to 8,500.

By Christian Hinton
November 22, 2023

Lucid Group released financial results for its third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2023. Lucid reported Q3 revenue of $137.8 million on deliveries of 1,457 vehicles and produced 1,550 vehicles. The company is also adjusting its production outlook for 2023 to 8,000–8,500 vehicles to prudently align with deliveries.

"We delivered on our commitments to complete the Lucid Air lineup on time with Pure RWD and Sapphire, transition general assembly to our Phase 2 factory in Arizona, and open our first plant in Saudi Arabia. We recognize we still have work to do on our customer journey and deliveries," Peter Rawlinson, Lucid's CEO & CTO, said.