Ars Technica

Charging into the Mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck

There's a huge amount of hub-spoke type runs they'd excel in. I worked for FedEx Ground in my late-20s and their Class-8 truck that unloaded at our facility rarely ran further than 200-300 miles on a ...
Truckinginfo

How Mack & Kriete Helped Put Wisconsin’s First Class 8 BEV Refuse Trucks into Action

David Kriete, president and CEO of Kriete Truck Centers, shares what the Madison, Wisconsin, location had to do to prepare for electric trucks. The City of Madison, working with Mack Trucks and Kriete ...
Truckinginfo

Hyliion Delivers First Class 8 Hybrid Vehicles to Penske

Hyliion will provide three vehicles to Penske Truck Leasing equipped with its 6X4HE Class 8 hybrid system, using Spicer Electrified e-Powertrain components. The first of the program’s three vehicles ...
Seeking Alpha

FIRST CLASS 8 HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC FREIGHT TRUCK MAKES HISTORIC CROSSING OF U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Bali Express today announced the historic crossing of a Class 8 heavy-duty electric freight truck from the U.S. into ...
Fleet Owner

Dual-mode Class 8 hybrid steals the spotlight

WASHINGTON D.C. Saving fuel, reducing emissions, creating jobs – this is the trifecta of issues ArvinMeritor hopes to address with its new dual-mode hybrid Class 8 tractor prototype – a ...