An electric charging station in Brea, Calif. “Class 8 [internal combusion engine] vehicles and zero-emission vehicles are not “reasonably interchangeable,” the plaintiffs allege in the suit. (sanfel/Getty Images) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed an antitrust suit against Daimler Truck North America, International Motors, … Continue reading “Nebraska Sues Truck OEMs Over ‘Collusion’ on California Deal”
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Nikola workers assemble the company’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Truck maker Nikola recently reduced staffing levels as it seeks to control costs. The Phoenix-based hydrogen fuel cell electric truck and battery-electric truck manufacturer in October cut 135 jobs, a move that CEO … Continue reading “Truck Maker Nikola Trims 135 Staff in Cost-Cutting Move”
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Volvo’s revamped VNL Class 8 tractor. (Volvo Trucks North America) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Volvo Trucks is targeting a 25% North American heavy-duty truck market share by 2030, according to executives at the company. Volvo Trucks North America won a 10% share of Class 8 retail sales in … Continue reading “Volvo Aims to Raise Share of North American Truck Market”
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[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Losses at Hyzon narrowed in the third quarter of 2024, but the hydrogen fuel cell electric truck maker’s cash reserves continue to erode rapidly. Hyzon posted a loss of $41.32 million, or $7.74 per diluted share in Q3, down 6.2% from $44.06 million, $8.99, … Continue reading “Hyzon Q3 Loss Narrows; Hunt for Funding, Tie-Ups Accelerates”
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Forum Mobility Volvo VNR electric trucks at a charging station. (Forum Mobility) A nonprofit coalition plans to buy as many as 500 Class 8 battery-electric trucks and lease them to smaller drayage fleets and owner-operators. The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the … Continue reading “Nonprofit to Buy Up to 500 Battery-Electric Drayage Trucks”
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A Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck. Nikola shipped 90 of these trucks in the most recent quarter. (Nikola Corp.) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized North American longhaul freight sector, but the development … Continue reading “Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment”
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A Tesla Semi completed 384 miles on a single charge and 806 miles over 24 hours during the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s Run on Less-Electric Depot program in September 2023. (PepsiCo) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Tesla expects production of its Semi Class 8 tractor to accelerate … Continue reading “Tesla Targets Full Semi Production by End of 2026”
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“We have all the components in place, including a new factory,” Voorhoeve said. (John Sommers II/Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Voorhoeve reaffirmed Oct. 13 his commitment to lowering emissions with electric trucks even amid a slowing market. The … Continue reading “Volvo Trucks Pushes Ahead With Electric Truck Goals”
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Rebecca Brewster, CEO of ATRI, discusses the institute’s list of the top industry concerns Oct. 12 at MCE 2024 in Nashville, Tenn. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For the second year in a row, the state of the nation’s economy … Continue reading “Economy Repeats as ATRI’s Top Industry Issue for 2024”
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(Fleet Advantage via YouTube) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] HANOVER, Germany — Fleet Advantage has launched a new program to help fleets control costs with adoption of electric vehicles. Incorporation of electric trucks into a fleet represents a significant investment, and Fleet Advantage’s new program — EV Path — … Continue reading “Fleet Advantage Program Aligns EV, Diesel Pricing”