EV Trucks

Electric Last Mile Solutions seeks to electrify delivery van market

This Class 1 electric delivery van could be manufactured at 80,000 per year by 2025.

Big advertising splash for GMC Hummer EV

Ever since General Motors killed the electric car, we’ve had doubts over GM’s seriousness about EV’s. In almost the same breath as the EV1 program was canceled, GM ramped up sales of the Hummer. In 2008, GM announced a plug-in hybrid (the Chevy Volt) while stating that over the long…

GM’s Hummer jaw dropping electric pickup return a sign of shifting car industry

Last weekends news that GM plans to resurrect the Hummer caused my jaw to hit the floor – “Oh no, GM is killing the electric car AGAIN“. But reading on, learning that GM does NOT plan to resurrect the Hummer Of Old, the gas guzzling behemoth that it was, but…

DHL bringing electric delivery vehicle pilot project to USA

Deutsche Post DHL Group is bringing its StreetScooter electric delivery vehicle to two US markets by Spring 2020. The company did not say which markets the Work L delivery van would come to, just that they’ll use one market on “each coast” (presumably meaning the West Coast and East Coast).…

Tesla unveils curiously bad CyberTruck that’s incredibly popular

Obviously my opinion about the Tesla Cybertruck is missing something that a lot of people are seeing. I think the Cybertruck is a stupid design that will not appeal to the people we need to switch from gasoline and diesel pickup trucks. But the level of excitement over the Cybertruck…

Rivian talking electric adventure trucks while developing electric commercial trucks

I appreciate that Rivian carries with it an appreciation for the wild areas, the natural world, and going out into the mountains to enjoy life. I appreciate that Rivian’s staff goes to these places, and has their own ah-hah moment that their work in developing an electric pickup truck could…

An RV based on the Tesla Semi misses the point of Tesla

The news site Motor1 rendered this concept vehicle – a recreational vehicle (RV) based on the Tesla Semi. This looks interesting, sure, and could be done obviously. It would require extending the frame perhaps, which surely seems possible to do. The thing is this doesn’t strike me as fitting the…

Amazon investing in Rivian, GM possibly to follow

A couple days ago rumors began circulating that GM was possibly planning to work with Tesla on an electric pickup truck, and another that GM and Amazon was due to invest in electric pickup truck maker Rivian. Part of that news has now been confirmed, with Rivian announcing an investment…

GM, Amazon, looking to invest in Rivian, no sign of GM/Tesla EV truck joint venture

Reuters has an exclusive news report that GM and Amazon are looking to invest in Rivian, the startup that plans to build an all-electric Adventurer truck. The report cites unnamed sources who say the deal will valuate Rivian at the $1 to $2 billion level. Both companies would get “minority…

Tesla’s goals may require rumored joint venture with GM on electric pickup truck

Today Cleantechnica posted a news scoop that Tesla and GM are working together on a fully electric pickup truck using a Tesla drive train. It’s known that Tesla is working on an electric pickup truck, but we’d all expected Tesla to build their own rather than work with an incumbent…

Rivian unveils an all-electric pickup truck for the “adventure vehicle” market

Today, Rivian revealed an awesome fully electric pickup truck that — if it comes to market — will blow up the sort of stereotype saying that EV’s cannot haul a big boat to the lake for the weekend. Namely, the Rivian R1T has massive towing capacity, and will be offered…

Tesla Motors delivers hardcore smackdown on trucking and supercar industries with Semi and Roadster 2

This evening we didn’t have the second coming of Christ, but we did see a couple nigh-on-impossible vehicles announced. A semi-truck that does 0-60 miles/hr in 5 seconds? (unloaded) And a 4-seater sports car that does 0-60 miles/hr in 1.9 seconds? And, the truck will be available in 2019, and…

Tesla’s Class 8 electric truck, first showing due tomorrow, is important, but hardly the second coming of Christ

The long-awaited Tesla big rig is due to be shown tomorrow, after being delayed a few times supposedly because of focus on ramping up Tesla Model 3 production. Of source the Model 3 is the make-or-break product of the moment and therefore Elon Musk and others at Tesla Motors must…

Fleet Electrification Roadmap REVOLUTIONIZING TRANSPORTATION AND ACHIEVING ENERGY SECURITY

July 23, 2015 July 23, 2015

Direct: http://electrificationcoalition.org/reports/EC-Fleet-Roadmap-screen.pdf

Benefits of Electrifying Your Fleet – Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC)