Tesla Semi and Startups

13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (62+ words) Ford counters Washington with a billion-dollar move. Plus, a look at Volkswagen’s truck ambitions and China’s opportunity amid the U.S.-Canada trade war. Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant bet; VW eyes U.S. trucks World Hyundai and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (205+ words) Australia’s next generation of low and zero-emission freight vehicles, charging infrastructure and alternative fuel technologies will be showcased at the Alternative Fuel Summit 2026, giving transport operators a rare opportunity to see the future of freight up close. Held during MegaTrans…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (368+ words) Overroute, a freight technology company, has raised $5.5 million in funding from a seed funding round. The company, born via J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.'s partnership with UP.Labs, said Wednesday that the funding will accelerate its product road map and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (407+ words) With its next-generation electric pickups arriving in 2027, the F-150 Lightning is no longer available. Ford is preparing to introduce the $30,000 Fathom EV pickup and an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) to replace it. The F-150 Lightning “redefined what a truck could be,” Ford’s…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (926+ words) Together, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and CALSTART will electrify drayage and terminal operations serving the East Coast’s busiest container port. A pair of incentive programs totaling $45 million has launched to accelerate adoption of zero-emission drayage…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (336+ words) The funding will help Overroute expand AI agents that automate load monitoring, exception handling and other freight coordination tasks. The post Overroute raises $5.5M to expand AI freight execution platform appeared first on FreightWaves....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1283+ words) Ford also did something important after the controversy erupted: it defended rather than abandoned the battery arrangement at the center of it. In its Sept. 8 response, Ford said its Michigan battery plant is Ford-owned and Ford-operated, employs American workers, and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (360+ words) About Amazon Europe Amazon to receive more than 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks in Germany - First vehicles from Amazon's largest-ever order of electric trucks are now on the road - The battery-electric trucks set a milestone for the ongoing decarbonization and electrification…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1031+ words) Step onto almost any truck dealership showroom floor today, and there’s a good chance you’ll see full-size heavy-duty pickups with sticker prices well north of $70,000—and some blowing right past six figures. That puts many of these models out of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (290+ words) Carrying an extra 446 pounds of bulky gear, our long-term Ranger Raptor got a lot slower, and its highway fuel economy took a hit. Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We've been…...