The John Deere electric tractor is here and it is spectacular. When John Deere first announced that it was building an electric tractor prototype back in 2016, critics were skeptical. Could the company provide perspective buyers with enough power to complete the various tasks performed by farm machinery? Would consumers be willing to ditch their gas-guzzling tractors for … [Read more...] about John Deere Electric Tractor – Everything You Need to Know
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Electric Truck Manufacturers – Complete List
In 2018 the top 3 pickup truck manufacturers sold a combined 2 million trucks in the US according to this report on vehicles sales. With such a large slice of the new vehicle sale pie, it's no wonder electric truck manufacturers are popping up and hoping to join the party. Ford's F-series of trucks, American's perennial best selling vehicle, sold over 230,000 vehicles in the … [Read more...] about Electric Truck Manufacturers – Complete List
Amazon Commits to Renewable Energy, Orders 100,000 Rivian Electric Vans
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos put his company firmly on the path towards ecological responsibility by announcing plans to co-found "The Climate Pledge", which calls on its signatories to achieve zero carbon across their business ventures by 2040. For those of you paying attention, that's a full decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's goal of 2050. (!) Part of Bezos' plan to … [Read more...] about Amazon Commits to Renewable Energy, Orders 100,000 Rivian Electric Vans
Mercedes EQV Electric Van Debuts with 250 Mile Range
Electric trucks are the holy grail of the EV market. Typically replacing high-pollution diesel trucks that idle in heavily populated urban environments for hours and hours every day, their harmful diesel particulate emissions do more medical harm per vehicle than almost anything else out there. A close second, though, may be commercial delivery vans like the ones employed by … [Read more...] about Mercedes EQV Electric Van Debuts with 250 Mile Range
First Electric Freightliner Trucks Begin Production
Depending on who you believe, there will be more than 300,000 electric work trucks hitting the highways and byways of the world in the next three years. Companies like Kenworth, Mack, and Volvo have all made moves recently in a bid to gain a "first mover" market advantage, but you shouldn't count out the Daimler-owned (read: Mercedes-Benz) Freightliner brand just yet, because … [Read more...] about First Electric Freightliner Trucks Begin Production
Protean 360+ Concept Makes Big Buses Nimble
Protean is best known for building compact and powerful electric motors that fit inside a vehicle's wheels. It's a fun concept that could, in theory, allow car designers to get really wild with styling and packaging choices that simply aren't options with an internal combustion engine under the hood. This week, though, Protean unveiled a new concept that-- well, it's so good … [Read more...] about Protean 360+ Concept Makes Big Buses Nimble
Infographic Charts the Rise of AI at Volvo CE
In case the launch of the flagship Polestar sub-brand and the acquisition and subsequent electrification of the storied Lotus Cars brand didn't clue you in, Volvo is dead serious about being a major player in the electric future. If you're a car nerd, like me, you'd be forgiven for thinking of Volvo as a sort of "underdog" in this fight, of course-- but, then, you'd be … [Read more...] about Infographic Charts the Rise of AI at Volvo CE
Mack to Build Electric Garbage Trucks for NYC
With the proliferation of electric cars and the improvement of emissions-curbing technology in recent years, it shouldn't surprise you to hear that short-haul municipal vehicles are by far the heaviest polluters in most major cities. What's more, studies have shown supplanting short-haul diesel machines that spend most of their time in city centers, spewing black smoke every … [Read more...] about Mack to Build Electric Garbage Trucks for NYC
Nissan Launches Electric Ice Cream Truck … for Kids!
It's the first day of summer, and nothing says summer quite like the sound of the ice cream truck pulling up to a park full of kids. As fun and wholesome as that image may be, however, having kids hang out around the potentially harmful emissions of those old-school ice cream trucks could aggravate issues like asthma-- and that's a big problem. Enter: Nissan, who just showed … [Read more...] about Nissan Launches Electric Ice Cream Truck … for Kids!
309,000 Electric Trucks Expected to Hit the Road by 2023
Companies like Volvo, Tesla, and Navistar are pushing hard to develop commercial-grade electric trucks, but it's hard to imagine how electric trucks-- which still require more downtime for recharging than ICE-powered trucks do for refueling-- might be a profitable choice for fleet operators. Despite that, a recent report from research firm, TechNavio, concluded that the global … [Read more...] about 309,000 Electric Trucks Expected to Hit the Road by 2023