Alternative power

NG vehicle sales showed little change as 2021 concluded

For the first 11 months of 2021, U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales rose 3 percent year-to-date despite increasingly difficult comparisons of the same time period in 2020, ACT Research announced this week in its Alternative Fuels Qua

January 26, 2022

NG refuse truck

Alternative power

Nikola, Corcentric to facilitate zero-emission vehicle sales financing

Nikola and Corcentric Fleet Funding Solutions to facilitate sales of Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles and Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

January 21, 2022

Nikola TRE battery electric vehicle (BEV)

Battery electric

Affinity Truck Center earns Volvo, Mack certified EV dealer designation

Affinity Truck Center's Fresno, Calif., location has been named a Certified Electric Vehicle Dealer by Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks. The designation signifies the facility is ready to support customers Volvo or Mack EVs.

January 20, 2022

Affinity Truck Center Volvo EV certification

Alternative power

Keystone RV, Dragonfly Energy partner on lithium-ion batteries

Dragonfly Energy lithium-ion batteries now come as standard or optional OEM equipment on all Keystone RV travel trailers and fifth wheels.

January 20, 2022

Isuzu, Cummins to collaborate on electric prototype

Following a successful demonstration and pilot phase, Isuzu plans to explore opportunities to commercialize medium-duty battery electric trucks.

January 20, 2022

Isuzu battery electric truck

Alternative power

Proterra to supply batteries for Nikola trucks

Under the terms of the agreement, Proterra will supply its industry-leading battery technology to Nikola's zero-emission trucks.

January 19, 2022

Nikola Tre parked in lot

Battery electric

Nikola Tre earns CARB zero-emission designation; available for purchase incentives

Nikola's Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) has been deemed eligible for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program by the California Air Resources Board.

January 14, 2022

Volvo Trucks debuts enhanced electric VNR with more range

Volvo Trucks brings the enhanced version of its VNR Electric to the market a year after sales of the VNR Electric first started.

January 13, 2022

Volvo VNR Electric

Battery electric

DAVCO adding Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center

DAVCO is investing $3.5 million in its Saline, Mich., campus to create an Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center, extending its manufacturing capabilities as the company prepares to support EV-powered commercial vehicles.

January 5, 2022

Battery electric

Lightning eMotors makes eChassis available for commercial EV market

Lightning eMotors announces the availability of the Lightning eChassis, an all-new rolling chassis purpose-built for commercial EV applications.

January 5, 2022

Lightning eChassis

Rivian expanding commercial EV division and pursuing new plant in Georgia

Electric vehicle startup Rivian recently added a fleet section to its website, announced a new commercial van and revealed plans for a new plant in Georgia that's expected to triple production.

December 29, 2021

Rivian expanding commercial EV van ineup

Battery electric

Report outlines the state of battery sourcing, supply conditions

CALSTART report covers factors affecting battery costs for the U.S. CV industry and offers an overview of battery sourcing and supply chain considerations.

December 28, 2021

CALSTART report covers factors affecting battery costs for the U.S. CV industry and offers an overview of battery sourcing and supply chain considerations.

Rivian rolls out commercial fleet offerings beyond Amazon, adds new electric van to lineup

In going beyond its sole commercial customer, Amazon, Rivian has launched a fleet section on its website and will soon be taking orders for a new electric van.

December 22, 2021

Rivian electric fleet van

Battery electric

Utilimaster producing Ford e-transit pilot vehicles

Utilimaster announced Wednesday it has worked with Ford Pro to produce two pilot vehicles built on the all-electric Ford E-Transit chassis for customer testing.

December 22, 2021

Ford e-transit van

Alternative power

TEC Equipment La Mirada earns Volvo, Mack EV certification

Volvo and Mack dealer TEC Equipment continues to support trucking fleets with its electromobility transition as its La Mirada branch in Southern California achieves EV certified dealer designation.

December 21, 2021

TEC locations EV certified by Volvo and Mack.

Nikola agrees to settle with SEC for $125M

Nikola neither admitted nor denied the SEC's findings and will seek reimbursement from founder Trevor Milton.

December 21, 2021

Nikola Tre truck

Battery electric

Serial production begins for Mack LR Electric

Mack Trucks’ announced Monday its first fully electric Class 8 vehicle, the Mack LR Electric, is now in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pa.

December 20, 2021

Mack LR Electric

Battery electric

Three truck makers commit to EV charging joint venture

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group have officially signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Eu

December 16, 2021

Volvo VNR electric

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Midwest Wheel wins 2021 TPS Distributor of the Year

Midwest Wheel Companies was named winner of the 2021 Trucks, Parts, Service Distributor of the Year Award Tuesday during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) in Grapevine, Texas.

HD Aftermarket Dialogue supplier panel

Bendix, Haldex and Allison execs share insight on current market challenges

Trucks on highway coming at photo

Industry Status Report: What to expect for the market in 2022

Workers in manufacturing facility

Industry Status Report: After tumultuous period, suppliers look to avoid more setbacks

Parts warehouse

Industry Status Report: Aftermarket’s quick bounce back breeds excitement for 2022

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