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 »
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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 »
Isuzu to invest two billion bucks in electric trucks and batteries
Japanese automaker Isuzu is planning to invest nearly two billion dollars in electric trucks and batteries, according to EV news outlet Electrive. According to a regulatory filing, Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution will supply Isuzu with cylindrical cells through 2026 in a deal worth one trillion Korean won ($748 million). LG has been supplying… Read more »
Zūm raises $140 million for electric school bus platform
California-based student transportation services company Zūm has completed a $140-million Series E funding round led by Singapore-based global investment firm GIC. UK-headquartered decarbonization investor Climate Investment and existing investors including Sequoia and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participated. This latest round brings Zūm’s total funding to $350 million. The new funding will be used to… Read more »
Lincoln Electric launches Velion DC Fast Charger
Welding technology multinational Lincoln Electric has introduced its Velion DC Fast Charger for EVs. The Level 3 charger has been designed with industrial-grade components, provides output power of up to 150 kW, and has a charging efficiency of 95%, according to the company. The charger is manufactured with more than 75% domestic component content, according… Read more »
