5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (337+ words) Despite the rapidly growing number of heavy-duty EVs on western roads, a number of myths still persist about range, charging infrastructure, and economic viability. To combat those myths, Mercedes-Benz is sharing real-world data from 80 of its deployed electric semi trucks....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (234+ words) In a major win for Latin American air quality, the new 750 mile Ruta-E electric truck corridor will connect Bogot" and Cartagena with charging infrastructure built to support the more than 1, 000 commercial EVs set to hit Colombia's roads by 2032. Colombia gets…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (299+ words) A fleet of electric Peterbilt 579 EV 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (330+ words) The startup that dares to ask, "Why does the Macbook driving my freight around need a whole cab?" just showed off a fully driverless, cab-less, and truck-less battery-electric freight platform designed to handle containerized cargo more efficiently than ever. Instead…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (200+ words) Greenlane is bringing high-power EV truck charging to Texas, targeting the busy Dallas-Houston I-45 freight corridor....

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1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (615+ words) MDB Transportation, a Southern California drayage operator, has launched a three-week pilot running a Tesla Semi on active port freight lanes " marking the second port trucking company to put the electric Class 8 truck to work hauling containers. The Compton-based carrier…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (187+ words) In a bid to ramp up its heavy-duty fleet in a hurry, Amazon has tapped zero-emissions logistics firm Einride to deploy 75 fully electric semi trucks across five US locations. "Working with Amazon is yet another powerful validation of Einride's technology…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (197+ words) Swedish electric and autonomous trucking group Einride has made progress on its plan to take the company's stock public through a $1. 35 billion SPAC deal with Legato Merger Corp. III following a $113 million oversubscribed capital raise. Einride announced this week that…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (436+ words) I've been in and around the auto industry since the '90s, and have written for a number of well-known outlets like Clean Technica, the Truth About Cars, Popular Mechanics, and more. You can catch me at Electrek Daily Quick Charge, The…...