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Honda to invest $65 billion in EVs over 7 years
Honda, like its larger compatriot Toyota, is a former environmental leader turned laggard. However, in both cases, we’ve been seeing indications that a new, slightly more EV-friendly strategy may be...
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Kramer-Werke shows off new 5065e electric wheel loader at Munich trade show
Kramer-Werke, a manufacturer of compact construction machines (and a unit of Munich-based Wacker Neuson Group), proclaiming that it is “time for clean air,” showed off its new 5065e electric wheel...
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Goodyear’s ElectricDrive 2 EV tires, in 17 sizes, now available
Goodyear Tire & Rubber has made its ElectricDrive 2 all-season EV tire, announced earlier in the year, available for purchase as scheduled. ElectricDrive 2 features 50% sustainable raw materials,...
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Einride orders 150 Peterbilt 579EV electric semi tractors for its US fleet
American truck brand Peterbilt has announced its biggest electric semi sale to date: 150 of the company’s 579EV battery-electric trucks to Swedish transport company Einride. This fleet of new EVs will...
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2 days left to join the Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure
There are just two days left to reserve your spot at the Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure, which starts on Monday. The free-to-attend conference will be broadcast June 10 – 12, 2024,...
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European sightseeing tours go electric—Big Bus Tours deploys 40 electric buses
They ply the streets of every major European city—double-decker buses with open top decks, loaded with tourists taking in the sights. Like every other class of vehicle, these tour buses are starting...
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Watch now: The Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure starts today
The Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure starts today, Monday, June 10th, 2024. Join us here. This free-to-attend conference is broadcasting June 10 – 12, 2024, and will feature live...
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GreenPower’s EV Star REEFERX electric refrigerated truck
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer GreenPower Motor has unveiled its EV Star REEFERX refrigerated medium-duty truck. The EV Star REEFERX is designed for mid- to last-mile refrigerated...
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Yanmar debuts fully electric trio: mini-excavator, wheel loader and tracked...
Yanmar Compact Equipment, a Japanese engine and heavy machinery manufacturer, has announced a new trio of electric-powered machines as part of its Unplugged range: a wheel loader, mini-excavator and...
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Truck OEMs form joint venture to produce batteries for 40,000 electric trucks...
Two major truck OEMs (Daimler Trucks & Buses and PACCAR) and a component supplier (Accelera by Cummins) have completed the formation of a joint venture, Amplify Cell Technologies, to establish...
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Watch now: The Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure broadcasts live today
The Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure is live today, Tuesday, June 11th, 2024. Join us here. This free-to-attend conference is broadcasting June 10 – 12, 2024, and will feature live...
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Last day to join the Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure
The Charged Virtual Conference on EV Infrastructure is live today, Wednesday, June 12th, 2024. Join us here. This free-to-attend conference is broadcast June 10 – 12, 2024, and features live...
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Amerit Fleet Solutions to provide support services for Shyft Group’s Blue Arc...
Amerit Fleet Solutions has agreed to provide 24/7 maintenance and support services for medium-duty specialty vehicle manufacturer The Shyft Group’s Blue Arc EV trucks across the US. Blue Arc EVs will...
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DHL opens EV Center of Excellence in Italy
DHL Group has opened an EV Center of Excellence to support EV manufacturers and their logistics networks. The facility, located in Pozzuolo Martesana, near Milan, “will offer solutions for the entire...
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Rio Tinto and BHP to test battery-electric haul trucks in the Australian Outback
Metals and mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have announced plans to test large battery-electric haul truck technology in Australia’s Outback. The two companies will collaborate with both Caterpillar...
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First Student receives $200 million in third EPA school bus funding round
US-based school transportation provider First Student has received $200 million in rebates from the third round of funding of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. The new funding brings First Student’s...
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Congress takes aim at Chinese battery companies, including EV maker BYD
A bill aimed at cutting major Chinese battery manufacturers out of the Department of Homeland Security’s supply chain recently advanced in the US House of Representatives. The Decoupling from Foreign...
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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet
The transition to electric school buses is well underway in California—school districts in the state had ordered over 2,000 electric buses as of late 2023. In May, the Oakland Unified school district...
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Honda to begin sales of N-VAN e: commercial EV in Japan in October
Japanese automaker Honda Motor will start sales in Japan of a new commercial mini-EV, the N-VAN e:, in October. The N-VAN e: is a commercial mini-EV model developed by adding EV features to the...
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Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion in Rivian over the next 2 years,...
The Volkswagen Group will invest up to $5 billion in US EV maker Rivian in a complex deal under which the two companies will form an equally-owned joint venture to share EV architecture and software....
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