Tag: electric truck

Business

Tesla Semi rolls through California scales

California Highway Patrol posted some pictures of a Tesla all-electric semi-truck under inspection at one of the state's inspection locations. More info here.

August 13, 2018

Business

UPS the latest to place major order for Tesla Semi, securing 125 trucks

UPS’s order of 125 trucks passes PepsiCo who, last week, confirmed the reservation 100 trucks. That bumped Anheuser-Busch‘s 40 trucks from the top order spot.

December 20, 2017

Business

Pepsi places 100 orders for Tesla Semi, largest known reservation so far

PepsiCo has reserved 100 of Tesla’s new electric Semi trucks Reuters confirmed Tuesday, placing the largest-known single order for the electric big rig to-date.

December 12, 2017

Business

Tesla to unveil electric Class 8 tractor this week

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted that the company’s electric semi will make its debut Thursday night.

November 13, 2017

Business

Fuso unveils all-electric Class 8 tractor

A division of Daimler Trucks, Fuso unveiled its Vision ONE Class 8 concept truck at the Tokyo Motor Show, featuring a Gross Vehicle Weight of 51,150 pounds and a range of up to 220 miles on a single charge when fitted with 300 kilowatt hour batteries. Vision ONE’s 11 ton payload is just two tons fewer than its diesel counterpart.

October 25, 2017

Business

Cummins reveals all-electric tractor prototype

Cummins on Tuesday became the latest company to introduce an all-electric tractor, unveiling — just weeks ahead of an expected electric truck introduction from electric vehicle pioneer Tesla — a Class 7 concept tractor.

August 29, 2017

Business

Tesla’s electric big rig will also be autonomous, reports indicate

Reports indicate Tesla’s electric big rig, slated for reveal in September, will autonomous capabilities. The company is said to have met with California officials this week to discuss testing its autonomous electric trucks on the state’s roadways.

August 10, 2017

Business

Cummins plans electric powertrain for short-haul applications, long-haul still a ways off

Cummins announced Wednesday evening in a teleconference it will introduce a fully electrified powertrain for the urban transportation market by 2019 and a range-extended electrified powertrain by 2020.

June 16, 2017

Equipment

Tesla says it will unveil an electric truck this year

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk originally announced the “Tesla Semi” in a blog post last summer, saying the truck “will deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport, while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate.”

April 17, 2017

Equipment

360-degree view of the new Nikola One hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck

A 360-degree turntable view of the new Nikola One, a Class 8 tractor that the company touts as having 1,000 hp and no tailpipe emissions.

December 12, 2016

Business

Daimler introduces new electric truck concept

After introducing its electric drivetrain concept in July, Daimler continued the project with the introduction of the Urban eTruck, an all-new electric truck concept for short-radius, zero-emissions goods distribution.

September 21, 2016

Equipment

Electric truck startup co. promises no-emissions big rig

“We are not aware of any zero emission truck in the world that can haul 80,000 pounds more than 1,000 miles and do it without stopping. The Nikola One requires only 15 minutes of downtime before heading out for the next 1,000 miles.”

August 5, 2016