Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric vehicles – but will sodium batteries be practical for commercial trucks? Chinese truck brand FAW Jiefang is working t…
Telo confirmed that its Mini-sized MT1 electric truck will charge at 400 kW sustained — a charging rate that puts it in the company of luxury EVs costing two to three times as much.
The startup also revealed a dual 800V/400V split-pack battery architec…
In a major win for Latin American air quality, the new 750 mile Ruta-E electric truck corridor will connect Bogotá and Cartagena with charging infrastructure built to support the more than 1,000 commercial EVs set to hit Colombia’s roads by 2032.
A fleet of electric Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 trucks is being put to work on container-hauling routes at the Port of Vancouver as part of a new, data-sharing pilot program designed to measure real-world benefits of electric drayage trucks on first-mile d…
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The bulk transport experts at Wibax have placed what’s being a “landmark” order with Swedish truck brand Scania that will see over 100 of the company’s battery-electric semi trucks put to work on European roads.
Iconic gummy candy brand HARIBO and its transport partners at Recht Logistik are turning to electric semi trucks to deliver emissions-free shipping across several of its European operations.
ArcBest (ARCB), the multibillion-dollar logistics company, is purchasing two Tesla Semi electric trucks for its ABF Freight fleet after a successful 2025 pilot program that averaged 1.55 kWh per mile over 4,494 miles.
The purchase marks a significant s…
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about what Electrek readers think it would take to convince the most EV-resistant fleet operators to realize that electric vehicles are ready for work TODAY. After receiving 1,700 responses, h…
Commercial truck startup Harbinger is partnering with the robotics experts at American Rheinmetall to develop an uncrewed military ground vehicle based on the company’s medium duty hybrid and electric truck chassis.
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On today’s really quick episode of Quick Charge, we’re doing a crossover episode with Mike Bush from Marketscale’s Hammer Down podcast and explore the business of freight and logistics, how to get involved, and what the future might hold for more effic…