Daimler Truck North America has announced that series production of its Freightliner eM2 truck for urban delivery applications will begin in the fall at its Portland, Oregon, plant. The new model, built on the Freightliner M2 106 Plus platform, joins the company’s current line of vehicles, including the Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractor, the electric… Read more »
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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 commercial EVs to Macnab EV Sales
Canadian commercial EV provider Lightning eMotors has contracted with Canadian vehicle distributor Macnab EV Sales to supply 126 Lightning ZEV3 and ZEV4 cargo vans, passenger vans and shuttle buses by the end of the year. Lightning says it is ramping up production of its GM-based ZEV4 platform in school bus, box truck and shuttle bus… Read more »
Electrified transit bus sales overtake diesel in the EU
The skies are slowly beginning to clear in the EU, where the most recent quarterly sales data for transit buses shows that diesel-only buses no longer make up a majority of the market. As the International Council on Clean Transportation explains, city buses (not including coaches and interurban buses) make up about 60% of all… Read more »
Why California needs to mandate bidirectional charging capabilities for EVs
Explaining the benefits of bidirectional EV charging: Q&A with Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne The term “game-changing” gets thrown around a lot in the EV field, but if there’s any new technology that really does deserve to be described this way (as California Governor Gavin Newsom recently did), it’s bidirectional charging. Going bi adds several nifty… Read more »
How Taiwan is your best choice for sourcing EV solutions
Sponsored by 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan. Taiwan’s most influential E-Mobility trade show, 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan, is set to kick off from April 12 to 15 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1. Presenting a comprehensive E-Mobility ecosystem, 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan features 6 main categories: Electric, Autonomous, Connected, Interaction, Shared, and EVs, showcasing cutting-edge solutions from electric… Read more »
How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership
Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey. New York-based Revel is riding two timely trends. Because rideshare vehicles log so many miles, electrifying them can deliver outsize emissions reductions—and drivers for the likes of Lyft and Uber will need strategically located urban charging hubs. Meanwhile, millions of drivers in dense cities like New York live in… Read more »
China’s BYD delivering EVs in Germany
Chinese EVs continue to roll onto the streets of Europe. Xpeng started delivering EVs to Norway in 2020, and today Nordic drivers can choose models from MG, BYD, NIO and Golden Dragon. Now BYD, the world’s largest seller of EVs, is delivering cars to Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, following a 2021 launch in Norway… Read more »
How charge management can reduce OpEx and CapEx for EV fleet projects
Q&A with The Mobility House Business Development Manager Sam Hill-Cristol If there’s one topic that everyone in the EV infrastructure field is talking about these days, it’s charge management. As organizations of all sizes electrify their vehicles, they often find that power consumption is a major constraint. Charging stations, especially those that serve large fleets… Read more »
How to build a successful EV charging network with geospatial data
Sponsored by KoremThe popularity of alternative energy vehicles (EVs) is now undeniable. McKinsey estimated that the number of EVs in the U.S. would grow from less than three million today to more than 48 million in 2030; more than 44 million of which would be passenger cars and the rest buses, light commercial vehicles, and trucks. … Read more »
Los Angeles rideshare provider Kaptyn uses Zeem’s fleet-as-a-service solution
Kaptyn operates a rideshare fleet of Tesla Model Ys in Los Angeles. Since November 2022, the company has been using a fleet-as-a-service solution provided by Zeem Solutions. Kaptyn’s vehicles reside at Zeem’s depot near LAX, and Zeem acts as an extension of Kaptyn’s fleet operations team by managing on-site charging, parking, security, scheduled maintenance and… Read more »
