Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times
Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times

APM Terminals has been electrifying its operations at the Port of Los Angeles over the last few years – and they’ve been able to effectively decarbonize and cut their fuel costs substantially. Those efforts have yielded another unexpected benefit, too:…

Home solar + battery + EV, one GMC Sierra EV driver shares their experience
Home solar + battery + EV, one GMC Sierra EV driver shares their experience

You’ve finally got the full trifecta – a rooftop solar panel system feeding a home backup battery that charges your EV. Heck, you’ve even got a bidirectional EV that can send power back to the house when you need it. Now the real question: are you actu…

All-new electric Ford Transit City is ready to deliver big savings
All-new electric Ford Transit City is ready to deliver big savings

Designed with an eye towards helping cost-conscious contractors and delivery fleets, the all-new Ford Transit City electric van is the perfect tool to navigate the challenges of clean air zones, rapidly rising fuel costs, and increasingly strict neighb…

Workhorse steps up with a more affordable electric step van
Workhorse steps up with a more affordable electric step van

Workhorse is once again pushing back on affordability concerns and high fuel prices with the introduction of a new, more affordable configuration of the company’s W56 Step Van electric delivery vehicle.

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Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions
Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions

The worst kind of vehicle emissions aren’t the ones that move dirt or haul freight – they’re the ones that don’t. Every hour, every minute, ever second a combustion engine spends idling at a truck stop or job site is fuel burned, money lost, and air po…

Harbinger CEO John Harris stops by to talk trucks, batteries, and more
Harbinger CEO John Harris stops by to talk trucks, batteries, and more

On today’s portentous episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got Harbinger CEO John Harris on-hand to talk through the brand’s new low cab forward EV and EREV trucks, the industry-first battery deal with Airstream, and a whole lot more!

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Simon Loos grows its electric semi truck fleet to over 200 units
Simon Loos grows its electric semi truck fleet to over 200 units

Dutch logistics specialist Simon Loos announced a major order with Daimler Trucks’ Mercedes brand, purchasing 75 Mercedes‑Benz eActros 600 electric semi trucks and growing its BEV fleet to more than 200 units.

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Zenobē acquires Revolv’s 100 unit electric delivery van fleet
Zenobē acquires Revolv’s 100 unit electric delivery van fleet

UK-based Zenobē backed up its ambitions of fleet electrification leadership by closing on its acquisition of California-based Revolv, signaling the company’s continued confidence in North America’s commercial EV market.

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What driver shortage? Electric trucks give fleets a real hiring edge
What driver shortage? Electric trucks give fleets a real hiring edge

Commercial fleets have been adopting electric vehicles for their long-term fuel and maintenance savings, but Benore Logistics has found another big benefit to making the switch: going electric is helping the company attract younger drivers – and keep t…

You might be able to buy an electric HD Ram sooner than you think (kind of)
You might be able to buy an electric HD Ram sooner than you think (kind of)

Beloved for their rugged good looks and Cummins diesel engines, Ram 4500 and 5500 HD trucks dominate the hotshot and urban towing trades – but a new startup thinks the next chapter for Ram medium duties is electric, and they’re sick of waiting on Stell…