Electric Vehicles

After bantering a “major fleet announcement” a few weeks’ ago, Nikola Motor Company broke the news today that Anheuser Busch will deploy up to 800 Nikola trucks starting later this year as part of a broader emissions-free vehicle plan that will result in the company converting 100% of its dedicated fleet to sustainable sources by 2025.

The transportation industry is focused on competition from the likes of Uber Eats, DoorDash, Roadie and Zifty, but we should be paying close attention to what’s occurring in the electric vehicle sphere.

It’s time for the logistics industry to start looking seriously into an autonomous future with driverless trucks leading the way, the question is, are we ready?

UPS, in collaboration with the City of Fort Lauderdale, has officially launched an eBike at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday, December 2, at Laura Ward Riverwalk Plaza, 420 S.E. 6th Avenue, this electrically-assisted tricycle will be used to deliver packages along Las Olas Boulevard and in the surrounding neighborhood.

FedEx and UPS rival DHL says it will order 10 Tesla Semis, the company's first battery-powered heavy-duty truck, also Fortigo Freight Services, one of Canada's largest fleet management companies, said they have pre-ordered the Tesla electric truck to test on limited routes, more than 200 orders have been placed by various companies to date.

Despite there being no official pricing information available to date, Walmart, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, retailer Meijer Inc, and Canadian grocery giant Loblaws have all placed orders for Tesla’s new heavy-duty all electric transport semi-trucks.

Good news, Camper fans! Volkswagen has announced that its iconic Volkswagen Bus is to re-interpreted for the electric age and appear in showrooms by 2022, in this video are the five things you need to know about the all-electric VW Bus.

Within this report, McKinsey is releasing new findings from a global survey on consumer attitudes toward EVs that include plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, McKinsey analysis reveals current pent-up consumer demand for EVs with some stubborn and well known barriers, but also provocative and unexpected opportunities.

Cummins unveiled a revolutionary new all-electric powertrain in a demonstrator truck to the media yesterday, a few weeks ahead of Tesla's planned revealing of its own electric "semi" truck.

France is joining a growing movement to force the extinction of vehicles that run on fossil fuels, saying today that it would aim to end the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040.

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business.

Unless Musk and Tesla has a radical bit of battery technology squirreled away, even he may not be able to deliver a long-haul truck capable of displacing the diesel burners roaming America’s highways.

The pursuit of high energy density is at the heart of smartphones, wearable gadgets and electric vehicles - devices that are quickly becoming extensions of our bodies.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today that the company plans to unveiled its all-electric semi truck, called ‘Tesla Semi’, in September.

UPS said it will invest more than $90 million in natural gas facilities and vehicles, including six new CNG fueling stations fueling stations and adding nearly 450 alternative fuel vehicles including compressed natural gas trucks, and liquefied natural gas vehicles.