Trucking companies are being advised to seek government incentives to help offset high price tags of green heavy trucks that are forecast based on federal figures to cost $28,000 to $297,500 more than diesel engines vehicles.

A new study from the American Transportation Research Institute that assessed the infrastructure needs for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric — with an emphasis on trucking — underscored that the challenges inherent in such a shift will reverberate far and wide.

SAN DIEGO — Volvo Trucks North America introduced a tool to help motor carriers examine the financial considerations of adopting zero-emission vehicles.

South Korea’s biggest electric car batterymakers and Hyundai Motor Co. have expressed concern over new U.S. legislation aimed at boosting domestic production of EVs and reducing the use of Chinese materials.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG will join China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. in building a battery factory in Hungary with an investment of as much as $7.6 billion.

Long Beach harbor commissioners on April 25 approved an agreement — hailed as groundbreaking — that will deploy 100 battery-electric trucks owned and operated by Schneider and NFI to the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

It’s now practical for 100% of the commercial vans and step vans segment to switch to battery-electric powertrains from internal combustion engines, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

BYD electric trucks are hard at work across North America, moving freight at ports and railyards, making deliveries, and collecting refuse. BYD trucks are environmentally friendly with zero harmful emissions while also providing the reliability and performance you need. Our truck’s safe and reliable battery technology improve your bottom line with lower fuel and maintenance costs. 

Northvolt AB plans to convert a closed paper mill in Sweden into a new battery materials factory, adding a third production facility in the Nordic country to supply demand fueled by the growing electrification of transport.

Kenworth Truck Co. announced it received its largest Kenworth battery-electric vehicle order placed to date. Jack Khudikyan, owner of AJR Trucking and MDB Transportation, ordered 15 Kenworth T680E and 10 Kenworth K270E battery-electric vehicles from Inland Kenworth in Montebello, Calif.