Major German carmakers are rolling out stylish, sporty electric vehicles in the mold of Tesla's Models S, X and 3. Unlike Tesla, they have roughly a century of experience launching models every few months and can spread development costs across a broad portfolio.
May 2, 2018electric
Business, Technology, Fuel
Jaguar Land Rover I-Pace by SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News
German Electric Carmakers Pose Threat to Tesla
Jaguar Land Rover I-Pace by SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News
Business, Technology, Equipment
Johnston by Joseph Terry/Transport Topics
Emerging Technology Creates Challenges for Electric Vehicles, PepsiCo Exec. Says
Johnston by Joseph Terry/Transport Topics
ATLANTA — Electric vehicles will have a large role in trucking’s future, but there are challenges, including emerging technology, said a PepsiCo Inc. fleet executive.
March 13, 2018
Business, Technology
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Ballard Fuel Cells to Power Large Deployment of Chinese Trucks
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. announced the planned deployment of 500 licensed fuel-cell electric commercial trucks in Shanghai, purportedly the largest of its kind in the world.
February 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Newell (left), Manning and Mullings (Ari Ashe/Transport Topics)
ATA Chairman Dave Manning Discusses Autonomous, Electric Trucks
Newell (left), Manning and Mullings (Ari Ashe/Transport Topics)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two fleet executives doubt fully autonomous or electric trucks will revolutionize the longhaul truckload industry in the near future, foreseeing instead a gradual evolution for these technologies.
February 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Udelv
New Vehicles Tackle Challenges of Urban E-Commerce
Udelv
Two entrepreneurs are introducing an autonomous vehicle and electric cargo bike designed to reduce the costs arising from the last-mile delivery and returns of e-commerce merchandise in urban areas.
January 23, 2018
Government, Technology, Fuel
Eric Demarcq/Flickr
California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040
Eric Demarcq/Flickr
California would ban the sale of new cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels in 2040 under legislation introduced Jan. 3 in the state legislature.
January 4, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
National Retail Systems Inc
California Bill in the Works to Banish Gasoline Cars by 2040
National Retail Systems Inc
A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K. and have its legislature consider a ban on vehicles powered by fossil fuels.
December 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment
Efficient Drivetrains Announces New Class 8 Products
Efficient Drivetrains Inc. expanded its EDI PowerDrive product line to include a new powertrain suitable for Class 8 vehicle applications.
December 1, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Scania CV AB
Electric Vehicles Could Displace 8 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day by 2040
Scania CV AB
An energy transition is underway. Solar and wind are being added in ever-greater numbers. Electric vehicles are becoming more commonplace. Meanwhile, policy makers are grappling with the right mix of policies to pay for it all.
November 29, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Tesla
Tesla’s Newest Promises Break the Laws of Batteries
Tesla
Elon Musk knows how to make promises. Even by his own standards, the promises made last week while introducing two new Tesla vehicles—the heavy-duty Semi Truck and the speedy Roadster—are monuments of envelope pushing. To deliver, according to close observers of battery technology, Tesla would have to far exceed what is currently thought possible.
November 27, 2017Pages
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