Cummins, Daimler Trucks, PACCAR plan $2-3B battery JV
The group said LFP battery cells will offer advantages over other battery chemistries, including lower cost and longer life.
Schneider opens California electric truck charging depot
The charging site features 16 350 kW dual-corded dispensers, allowing the carrier to charge 32 trucks simultaneously.
The keys to a successful electric school bus rollout
How does a district know the best way to modify their infrastructure for electrification when every school is different?
The keys to a successful electric school bus rollout
How does a district know the best way to modify their infrastructure for electrification when every school is different?
DTNA JV Greenlane to make public truck charging infrastructure
Greenlane’s initial focus will be on battery-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, followed by hydrogen fueling.
Schneider to add 100 battery-electric trucks to fleet
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.
Cummins unveils new zero-emissions power solutions
Cummins Inc. recently showcased a range of new technologies and the recently acquired Meritor ePowertrain technologies, which are available publicly, together, for the first time. One of these zero-emissions products is the company’s fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell engine. Designed to meet the duty-cycle, performance and packaging requirements of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, the
Time to embrace some EV realities
There’s a moment when you’ve been working toward something where that “something” becomes very real and all the excitement you used to feel about it takes a back seat to the challenges that lie ahead. Moving forward means taking a deep breath, swallowing hard and remembering why you started down this path in the first
Time to embrace some EV realities
There’s a moment when you’ve been working toward something where that “something” becomes very real and all the excitement you used to feel about it takes a back seat to the challenges that lie ahead. Moving forward means taking a deep breath, swallowing hard and remembering why you started down this path in the first
Sysco to buy 800 Freightliner eCascadias from Daimler Truck N.A.
Sysco Corporation and Daimler Truck North America jointly announced a letter of intent to deploy up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors serving Sysco customers by 2026. The first eCascadia delivery is expected to arrive at Sysco’s Riverside, California site later this year. Sysco says it aims to power more of its
Freightliner details production eCascadia electric truck specs
At ACT Expo, Daimler Truck North America detailed the production series eCascadia, its battery electric Class 8 truck aimed at short-haul routes that allow for depot-based charging, examples of which include last-mile logistics, local and regional distribution, drayage and warehouse to warehouse applications. Freightliner noted that the typical range offered is approximately 230 miles, depending
What DTNA’s Electric Island says about EV charging & infrastructure
About a year ago, Daimler Trucks North America opened what it refers to as a “heavy-duty electric truck charging site, called ‘Electric Island’” in Portland, Ore. The goal of Electric Island is to help accelerate the development, testing and deployment of zero-emissions commercial vehicles. A year later, that hasn’t changed, but the team has learned
