TELO to offer its compact electric pickup truck to commercial fleets
Where are the electric pickup trucks? The Cybertruck isn’t really a pickup in the usual sense of the term, and Ford’s F-150 Lightning has been getting great reviews but disappointing sales. TELO...
View ArticleRivian opens sales of its commercial van to all US fleets
Rivian Automotive is on a roll—the company’s electric pickup and SUV are earning rave reviews, other automakers are “knocking on the door” to license Rivian’s technology, and now the company is...
View ArticleBidfood Netherlands adds 25 Renault electric trucks to its fleet
Food distributor Bidfood Netherlands operates a fleet of 25 Renault electric vehicles. Now, the company has ordered 25 more. The new e-trucks will be delivered by the end of the current year. Renault...
View ArticleNew Zealand landscape firm test Volvo CE electric loader
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) is showing off the versatility of its L20 Electric Compact Wheel Loader in New Zealand, where it is being road-tested, or perhaps more accurately, off-road tested, at...
View ArticleNew Terminal One at JFK Airport to deploy a fleet of all-electric ground...
What will be one of the world’s greenest airline terminals when it opens in 2026 is about to get a little greener. The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York has...
View ArticleVideo: Electrifying heavy equipment – Case’s 580EV Electric Backhoe Loader
In a recent interview with Charged, Case Construction’s Brad Stemper, Brady Lewis, and George MacIntyre discussed the company’s push toward electrification in heavy equipment, specifically focusing on...
View ArticleABB: Bringing the energy transition to the other half of America
Global electrical/electronics giant ABB is a company we’ve often covered in these pages. NASCAR, the epitome of petroleum-powered racing, is not. But these two very different organizations have been...
View ArticleIndustrial electric robot startup Ati Motors raises $20 million in Series B...
Ati Motors, a Bangalore, India-based artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robotics company, recently raised $20 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Walden Catalyst...
View ArticleCummins acquires assets of mining decarbonization company First Mode that...
Cummins, an American multinational that designs, manufactures and distributes internal combustion engines and power generation products, has acquired the assets of Seattle-based First Mode, a company...
View ArticleFirst Drive: For 2025, updated Hyundai Ioniq 5 adds XRT “off-road” model to...
It’s still the Ioniq 5 you know and love, with some useful tweaks plus hot-rod and XRT versions. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover utility vehicle is now a familiar site in regions where electric cars are...
View ArticleCAA tested 14 EVs in the frigid Canadian winter. Here’s what their experts...
The Canadian Automobile Association, inspired by the Norwegian El Prix winter EV range test series, recently tested 14 EVs under typical winter conditions in the Great White North. The 14 EVs were...
View ArticleRivian Upfit Program offers custom EV solutions for fleets
Shortly after announcing that it would make its electric delivery vans—originally developed in collaboration with Amazon—available to all commercial fleets, Rivian has launched the new Rivian Upfit...
View ArticleSamsung SDI recalls batteries installed in 180,000 plug-in hybrids
Battery supplier Samsung SDI has recalled up to 180,196 battery packs for internal cell failures, which can lead to a loss of power and increased risk of fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticleMallaghan CT6000E electric catering truck debuts at Boston Logan Airport
Mallaghan, a supplier of ground services equipment to the aviation industry, has introduced a fully electric refrigerated catering truck, the CT6000E, at Boston Logan International Airport. The...
View ArticleRivian reports record revenue in final quarter of 2024
Rivian Automotive, an EV manufacturer and outdoor recreation company, has announced financial results for both the fourth quarter of 2024 and the full calendar year. The company’s Q4 net revenue was...
View ArticlePeter Rawlinson steps down as Lucid CEO
Peter Rawlinson was the Chief Engineer behind Tesla’s Model S. In 2016, he helped to launch Lucid Motors, and he became the company’s CEO in 2019. (See our in-depth Q&A with Mr. Rawlinson.) Now...
View ArticleDaimler Truck’s RIZON brand begins Canadian deliveries of electric trucks
RIZON, Daimler Truck’s North American electric truck brand, which launched in Canada in 2024, recently made its first delivery in that country to Villamar Construction in Victoria, British Columbia....
View ArticleArriva Shipping expands its fleet with hybrid dry cargo vessel
Chinese shipyard Jiangsu SOHO Marine Heavy Industry has agreed to construct a new dry cargo vessel for Norwegian short-sea shipping company Arriva Shipping. The vessel, designated with building number...
View ArticleSway Mobility and Mapless AI launch teleoperated EV carshare pilot in Detroit
Sway Mobility and Mapless AI have launched Corktown Carshare, a teleoperated EV carsharing pilot program, in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The pilot, which is supported by the state of Michigan’s...
View ArticleREE Automotive’s modular REEcorners enable unprecedented flexibility in EV...
Taking the EV skateboard chassis to another level The so-called skateboard chassis is a staple of modern EV design. REE Automotive has taken this concept a step further by packaging the motor,...
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