Wright Electric, a US developer of ultra-lightweight motors, generators and batteries for the aerospace and military sectors, along with its partners, which include NASA, DOE and DOD, has been awarded a $3.34-million grant from the FAA’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) program. The funding will be used to develop a new class of batteries for… Read more »
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Colorado announces $31.7 million in grants for electric buses
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation recently announced $31.7 million in grant funding to local governments, transit agencies and nonprofits for the purchase of 28 new electric transit vehicles. The Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) will provide $15 million for the initiative, and the remaining $16.7 million will come from the Volkswagen… Read more »
Monarch Tractor raises $133 million in Series C funding for electric tractor
Monarch Tractor, creator of the MK-V electric tractor, has raised $133 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Astanor and HH-CTBC Partnership, with additional support from At One Ventures, PMV and The Welvaartsfonds. Monarch will use the new funds to further develop its AI product offering and expand its operational footprint domestically and… Read more »
Volvo, ZF, Cummins win $441 million in DOE funding to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production
The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components. Volvo Technology of America will receive $208 to upgrade facilities at the Volvo Group’s Lehigh Valley Operations truck assembly site in Macungie,… Read more »
Volvo’s electric trucks have driven 80 million km in 5 years
Volvo Trucks has announced that its electric models, first introduced in 2019, have driven a total of more than 80 million kilometers in commercial traffic, equivalent to 2,000 laps around the earth. The company says it has sold more than 3,500 electric trucks in 45 countries over the past five years. Its global deliveries of… Read more »
itselectric secures $6.5 million in seed funding, will bring curbside charging to 7 US cities this year
Millions of drivers rely on on-street parking, and have no possibility of installing their own home charging stations. This situation, which your correspondent has dubbed the Plight of the Drivewayless, was long seen as a difficult dilemma, but nowadays a visit to Oslo or London makes the solution plain: plenty of on-street public chargers. Brooklyn-based… Read more »
Lincoln Electric’s Velion 150 kW DC fast charging station earns UL certification
Lincoln Electric’s Velion 150 kW DC fast charging station has achieved Canadian Standards Association (CSA/US) certification to standards UL 2202, UL 2231-1 and UL 2231-2 for EV chargers. The certification indicates that Lincoln Electric’s Velion EV fast charging station adheres to stringent safety and performance standards. Having earned CSA/US certification, Velion EV fast chargers are… Read more »
Harbinger announces $400 million in electric truck pre-orders
Southern California-based medium-duty electric truck manufacturer Harbinger has received 4,000 binding pre-orders from customers that include Bimbo Bakeries USA, RV manufacturer THOR Industries, postal service operator Mail Management Services and several North American commercial vehicle dealers. These include Doggett Equipment Services Group (500 units), Campbell Supply (125 units), GATR Truck Center (500 units), ETHERO Truck… Read more »
First Student electric school buses surpass 3 million miles driven
School transportation provider First Student, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has surpassed three million miles driven by its electric school buses. The company has deployed more than 330 electric buses to North American school districts and approved 1,108 more for order. It has a goal of transitioning 30,000 diesel school buses to electric by 2035. First… Read more »
Flexible Power Systems raises £2.7 million to bring electric fleet management platform to market
UK-based electric fleet software developer FPS has received a combination of equity investment and a £1.49-million loan from national innovation agency InnovateUK to advance the commercialization of its FPS Operate EV and charger management platform for commercial vehicle fleets and expand its use range. FPS Operate was originally developed for the van and transport refrigeration… Read more »
