In recent years, globally driven economic, environmental and market forces, consolidated with improvements in battery technologies and other tech, have produced commercial electric vehicles to the point where they may soon be a viable option for fleets in specific applications If the seeming onslaught of new electric trucks, with companies both established and startup designing,...

Penske Truck Leasing is increasing its electric vehicle fleet with the recent addition of the Kalmar Ottawa Electric Terminal Tractor T2E. The Kalmar Ottawa T2E is powered by lithium-ion battery technology and emphasizes an on-board inverter charger that enables the machine to be charged during natural working breaks. Penske Truck Leasing's subsidiary, Penske Logistics, will...

Most people in the on-highway transportation industry have discovered electrification is coming to commercial vehicles (CVs), and while it is still application subordinate, everyone seems to have an interest in electrification of their fleet. Here are five reasons you should reconsider electrification for your fleet: Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is here and the...

Battery and fuel-cell-powered electric vehicles are new to the market with differing charging methods. Can these technologies find their own market, or will a single winner emerge? We have the battery-electric people in one camp and the fuel-cell-electric crowd in the other. The discussions between the two camps are interesting to say-the-least..Tesla’s efforts to build...

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics have announced that they are actively producing and examining automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public roads. Initial testing routes are on highways in southwest Virginia where Torc Robotics, an independent technology developer that Daimler obtained earlier this year, is headquartered. Daimler Trucks North America has stated that it...