Battery-Electric Truck News Updates

Pilot and Tesla opened heavy-duty electric truck charging sites at travel centers in Georgia and California in October.

Tesla launched high-volume production of its Class 8 battery-electric Semi tractor at its factory in Reno, Nev., with plans to build 1,000 trucks a week.

Tesla landed an order for as many as 2,500 of its Semi Class 8 tractors from a coalition backed by a group of shippers, with the first delivery set for Q4.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring manufacturers to provide suggested retail prices for incentive-eligible, electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Tesla’s battery-electric Semi tractor made its European debut, bringing the OEM's challenge to established commercial vehicle manufacturers across the Atlantic.

In recognizing the truck maker’s electric models, jurors cited extended range, broad applications, energy efficiency and operational flexibility.

Orange EV is expanding its presence at East Coast ports through a major fleet order in New Jersey and a newly announced deployment in Philadelphia.

Samsung will buy GM’s 49.99% stake in the venture and operate it as a wholly owned entity, the South Korean battery maker said in a statement Aug. 11.

Rather than plan around a national transition to zero-emission trucks, fleets are weighing total cost of ownership, operational feasibility and customer expectations.

With the advent of electric, hybrid and alternative fuels propulsion, the methods and means to control these energy sources must evolve in kind.