PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) is expanding its electric-powered fleet across California. In the next several months, 50 Class 8 Tesla semi trucks will operate out of its manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno, CA, and 75 Ford E-Transit electric vans will step-change the electrification of its equipment services fleet across the state. The electric…

ZM Trucks made its debut at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas from May 20-23. As the western expression of ZO Motors, ZM Trucks presented five models in the Class 4, 5, 6 and “baby8” segments, expected to be on sale before the end of 2024. ZM Trucks said each model is…

Hyundai Motor Company shared its hydrogen vision and introduced its U.S. clean logistics business powered by the company’s Class 8 XCIENT Fuel Cell electric truck at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2024. At Hyundai Motor’s press conference at the ACT Expo, Ken Ramirez, executive VP and…

Everrati entered a strategic partnership with luxury hypercar manufacturer and mobility solutions provider W Motors. Based in Dubai UAE, W Motors models include the Lykan HyperSport, the Fenyr SuperSport and the security and defense police vehicles named Ghiath. The company also provides turnkey mobility solutions through its Special Projects Division. …

Tesla pulled back the curtain on its Semi battery electric truck operation at ACT Expo. Dan Priestley, senior manager, Semi, Tesla, took to the stage to talk about everything from Semi truck EV performance, supercharging, duty cycles, applications, aftersales support and beyond. You can watch his full presentation above. …

Hino Trucks and Hexagon Purus launched Tern, a new zero-emission truck brand along with their inaugural truck model, the RC8, a battery-electric Class 8 tractor. The Tern RC8 is built on Hino’s XL Series 4×2 chassis and integrates Hexagon Purus’ zero-emission technology. The companies say the RC8…

Team members at Toyota’s longest-running U.S. vehicle manufacturing facility celebrated as the ninth-generation Camry rolled off the assembly line for the first time. The 2025 Camry is powered exclusively with the fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid System, part of Toyota’s multi-pathway approach to electrification, the company said. “Today would…

Kia said its new EV9 delivered its best sales performance to date in April and Kia America broke its all-time monthly EV sales record, increasing 61% over the previous record set in April 2022. Kia sold 65,754 units in April, with SUVs accounting for 81% of the mix. Three Kia utility vehicles – Carnival (+18%);…

BorgWarner secured two high-voltage hairpin (HVH) eMotor business contracts with XPeng, a Chinese smart EV manufacturer, for use on two upcoming SUV models. The contracts include BorgWarner’s oil-cooled 800V eMotor systems, comprising stator and rotor components customized for the vehicles. Production is planned to start in 2025. BorgWarner says its HVH220 eMotor offers high power…

According to new Volvo research, 64% of Canadians looking to purchase a new vehicle say they would consider a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric in the next five years. This insight appears in the 2024 Mobility Trend Report, an exploratory study by Volvo Car Canada. The study comes as the country is experiencing mixed…