Ford Motor Co.’s new Maverick tiny truck is nearly sold out for the 2022 model year in its standard setup with a gas-electric hybrid propulsion system.
October 21, 2021electric truck
Business, Technology, Fuel 
2022 Ford Maverick. (Ford Motor Company)
Ford’s Maverick Hybrid Pickup Truck Nearly Sold Out for 2022 Model Year
2022 Ford Maverick. (Ford Motor Company) Business, Technology, Fuel 
Ford F-150 Lightning electric vehicle. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)
Ford Expands Electric-Truck Factory in Michigan as Demand Surges
Ford F-150 Lightning electric vehicle. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)Ford Motor Co. is spending $250 million to expand its new factory producing the battery-powered F-150 Lightning as demand surges for the pickup truck, which goes on sale next year.
September 16, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment 
The low-voltage inverter (48 volts and less) changes direct current to alternating current. (Eaton Corp.)
Eaton Develops 48-Volt Systems to Cut Emissions, Raise Fuel Efficiency
The low-voltage inverter (48 volts and less) changes direct current to alternating current. (Eaton Corp.)Eaton Corp. announced a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
August 17, 2021 Business, Technology, Equipment 
A Dana e-drive axle. Dana is aiming to become a $10 billion company over the next few years, with predicted growth in vehicle electrification. (Dana Inc.)
Dana Builds Its Way Into Expanding Commercial EV Market
A Dana e-drive axle. Dana is aiming to become a $10 billion company over the next few years, with predicted growth in vehicle electrification. (Dana Inc.)Tier One supplier Dana Inc. invested more than $400 million over the past three years to get its electrification product portfolio in shape as it aims for a revenue target of $500 million from that by 2023.
June 2, 2021 Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel 
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies remotely during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on oversight of the U.S. Postal Service. (House Committee on Appropriations/YouTube)
DeJoy Embraces Electric Trucks Despite USPS Contract Award
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies remotely during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on oversight of the U.S. Postal Service. (House Committee on Appropriations/YouTube)Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, defending the selection of a gasoline-powered vehicle maker to build the next generation of U.S. mail trucks, said he envisions the service moving quickly to electric power.
March 11, 2021 Business, Technology, Fuel 
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton speaks to TT Newsmakers host Dan Ronan for an episode called "The Evolution of Electric Trucks." (Transport Topics)
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton to Give 50 Employees $233 Million of His Stock
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton speaks to TT Newsmakers host Dan Ronan for an episode called "The Evolution of Electric Trucks." (Transport Topics)Trevor Milton, the founder and chairman of Nikola Corp., is giving the first 50 employees of the electric-truck startup 6 million of his own shares after making a promise when he hired them.
August 27, 2020 Business, Technology 
The Lordstown Motors Endurance electric pick-up is seen at a launch event in Ohio on June 25. (Tony Dejak/Associated Press)
Lordstown Motors Goes Public Following Reverse Merger
The Lordstown Motors Endurance electric pick-up is seen at a launch event in Ohio on June 25. (Tony Dejak/Associated Press)Lordstown Motors Corp., the electric-truck startup that stepped in to save a shuttered General Motors Co. factory in Ohio, will be listed on the Nasdaq and gain an infusion of $675 million through a merger with a publicly traded funding vehicle.
August 3, 2020 Business, Technology, Fuel 
Signage is displayed outside the Nasdaq Market Site in the Times Square area of New York on May 12. (Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg News)
Nikola Gets Valued at $34 Billion Before Gain Is Wiped Out
Signage is displayed outside the Nasdaq Market Site in the Times Square area of New York on May 12. (Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg News)Tesla Inc. shares are at an all-time high. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s are well above where they were before the company went bankrupt. But no stock in the automotive sector is a better indication of equity-market exuberance than Nikola Corp.
June 9, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
An eCascadia from DTNA's Freightliner brand, operated by NFI. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Electric Truck Integration Poses Challenges for Fleets, Study Shows
An eCascadia from DTNA's Freightliner brand, operated by NFI. (Daimler Trucks North America)Many fleets are looking to integrate electric trucks into their operations but are stymied by a series of obstacles that will slow the shift from diesel vehicles.
May 11, 2020 Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics 
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Amazon Plans 100,000-Electric-Vehicle Order From Rivian
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg NewsAmazon will buy 100,000 electric vans to assist with Prime deliveries, according to CEO Jeff Bezos, who made the announcement at the National Press Club in Washington on Sept. 19.
September 19, 2019