In a bid to clean up its streets in more ways than one, the city of Madison, Wisconsin has added two Class 8 electric trucks to its garbage fleet earlier this year in the form of a pair of Mack Electric LR HDEVs … and the city already has plans to add two more. In … Continue reading “Mack Electric LR is Wisconsin’s first electric garbage truck”
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With a massive, 240 ton payload and a host of new features, the first of Caterpillar’s next-generation CAT 793 XE Early Learner battery electric trucks has arrived at Newmont’s Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Teller County, Colorado. Just weeks after the next generation of Caterpillar’s battery electric Large Mining Truck line was announced, … Continue reading “Next-gen 240 ton CAT electric haul truck gets to work in Colorado mine”
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Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all … Continue reading “Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks”
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Scout will follow the lead of Tesla and Rivian in offering software-based modes and features for its Traveler electric SUV and Terra electric pickup truck. A TikTok video by Jordan Sanford briefly showed a pet mode on a Scout EV’s infotainment display. Scout spokesperson Kathy Graham subsequently confirmed this mode, as well as a camp … Continue reading “Scout previews pet and camp modes in electric truck concepts”
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In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets. Operating under heavy loads, in stop-and-go conditions, at low speeds, and on a predictable route, electric vehicles … Continue reading “Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet”
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Heavy on heritage and light on details, the launch event showed Scout’s concepts for an EV 4×4 that’s every bit the equal of Jeep or Bronco. Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. The Terra truck and … Continue reading “Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender”
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US EV fast charging network Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, and California-based trucking company 4 Gen Logistics, have installed 14 hyper-fast chargers to support 4 Gen’s fleet of Class 8 drayage trucks. 4 Gen’s facility in Rialto, California, is part of a broader initiative to reduce Southern California tailpipe emissions, particularly … Continue reading “Electrify America and 4 Gen Logistics open electric truck charging station”
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Komatsu, a multinational manufacturer of construction, mining, forestry and military equipment, has launched the Power Agnostic 930E, its first commercialized truck in the new Power Agnostic series. The haulage truck is designed for mining operations and accommodates diesel, battery and hydrogen fuel cell power sources. Built on the company’s modular power-agnostic platform, the 930E allows … Continue reading “Komatsu introduces the first model in its Power Agnostic truck series”
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Japanese equipment giant Komatsu dropped its new, 320-ton Power Agnostic 930E mining truck at MinsExpo trade show in Las Vegas, calling it a future-ready solution that can run on diesel, hydrogen, or pure electric power. Komatsu continues to develop alternative engine technology with the release of its first commercial rigid-frame dump truck with a “power … Continue reading “Industry first: Komatsu reveals power agnostic 320 ton haul truck”
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The same point was made by Diego Quevedo, utilities lead and senior charging-infrastructure engineer at Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), which joined fellow electric truck manufacturers Volvo Group North America and Navistar to weigh in on the CPUC proceeding. “Trucks can be manufactured by OEMs and delivered approximately six months after receiving an order,” Quevedo … Continue reading “California’s backlogged grid is holding up its electric truck dreams”