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Lion Electric Appoints First Chief Legal Officer
Truck maker Lion Electric announced it appointed François Duquette chief legal officer, a newly created role.
April 9, 2021EV Provider Arrival Goes Public
An Arrival van. (Arrival via YouTube)
Electric vehicle provider Arrival announced it became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
April 2, 2021Detroit’s Empty Factories Can Help Win Electric Pickup War
The General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in 2018. (Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News)
In the nascent electric pickup wars, Detroit won’t need tents.
March 22, 2021Nidec to Supply Motors for Foxconn’s Electric Vehicle Initiative
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Two newcomers to the electric-vehicle market, Nidec Corp. and Foxconn Technology Group’s automobile arm, unveiled an agreement on supplying electric powertrains — the collection of components including the motor, gears and drive shaft that propel a vehicle.
March 18, 2021Trucking Industry Making Strides Toward Electrification
FedEx is moving to an all-electric delivery fleet by 2040, with benchmarks for EV purchases by 2025. (FedEx Corp.)
Original equipment manufacturers, shippers and environmental activist groups are aligning behind the promised benefits of zero-emission trucks, and are encouraging the trucking industry to accelerate adoption of vehicles powered by alternatives to diesel.
March 11, 2021Biggest Electric School Bus Deal in US Approved in Maryland
A SAF T- Liner EC2 electric school bus, manufactured by Thomas Built Buses. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
A school system outside Washington is poised to become the nation’s biggest operator of electric school buses.
February 24, 2021Xos Signs Distribution Deal With Thompson Truck Centers
Fully electric model by XOS Trucks. (TT File Photo)
Xos, a manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles, announced a partnership with Thompson Truck Centers to distribute its trucks beginning in the second half of the year.
February 12, 2021Volvo Group, Natso Add Plans for Greater Electric Deployments
A VNR Electric truck. (Volvo Truck North America)
Truck maker Volvo Group and the travel plaza trade group Natso separately announced additional steps to ensure they assist in the infrastructure development and broader deployment of electric trucks.
February 2, 2021Biden to Require Electric Trucks at USPS, Federal Agencies
USPS trucks like these could be replaced by electric vehicles under an order by President Biden. (Bing Guan/Blooomberg News)
President Joe Biden is preparing an executive order to marshal the federal government’s purchasing power by requiring that federal agencies — including the U.S. Postal Service — buy clean vehicles and renewable power, according to three people familiar with the matter, though the timing of the announcement isn’t clear.
January 26, 2021Bollinger Motors to Build Battery Packs for Its Electric Trucks
Bollinger Motors has filed a patent for a streamlined battery pack. (PR Newswire)
Oak Park, Mich.-based electric-vehicle startup Bollinger Motors on Oct. 15 said it will produce its own battery packs for its vehicles according to a new design it developed and for which it has submitted a patent.
October 15, 2020