Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) recently delivered 20 zero-emission, battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling (RCCB), a West Coast and Midwest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola brands. These electric vehicles will join RCCB’s fleet of delivery trucks in Downey, California, and represent the first zero-emission heavy-duty tractors added to its…

Lucid Group announced that all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025. "Adopting NACS is an important next…

Einride, a freight mobility company that provides digital, electric and autonomous technology, said it is deploying full-time operations with its autonomous vehicle. The operations, in partnership with GE Appliances, a Haier company, mark an important step in the integration of autonomous transportation supporting full-time commercial flows, Einride said. …

A recent three-week demonstration coordinated by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) showed battery electric trucks operating successfully across a variety of depot environments, the Council said. The event, called Run on Less Electric – DEPOT, tracked 22 battery-electric trucks across 10 depots from September 11-29. In total, 291 electric trucks were operated…

GreenPower Motor Company ordered 35 Type D all-electric, purpose-built school buses for the California market. GreenPower said it received the orders from its exclusive California dealer Model 1 (formerly Creative Bus Sales) for 25 of the Mega Beast school buses for the Montebello school district and 10 Beast school buses for the Garden Grove school…

Mitchell has released its latest trends report: Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights, examining the total loss frequency for electric and ICE automobiles. In the U.S. and Canada from Q1 to Q3 2023, the EV total loss rate was 7.25% for models 2020 and newer. Luxury ICE automobiles manufactured over the same time period and with a…

Lucid Group announced that all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025. “Adopting NACS is an important next…

Nokian Tyres joined a Polestar 0 project that aims to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. Electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar’s project targets to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions stemming from the production and end-of-life of the car. Nokian Tyres contributes to the project by developing climate-neutral premium tires. …

Lucid Group introduced the RangeXchange, a new vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) adapter, available for purchase first for U.S. customers, that will enable Lucid Air owners to directly charge other electric vehicles. This new capability is enabled by Lucid’s bi-directional charging technology and proprietary software, all of which are already built into every Lucid Air. RangeXchange is Lucid’s…

Lucid Group released financial results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2023. The earnings presentation is available on its investor relations website (https://ir.lucidmotors.com). Lucid reported Q3 revenue of $137.8 million on deliveries of 1,457 vehicles and produced 1,550 vehicles. The company is also adjusting its production outlook for 2023 to 8,000–8,500 vehicles to prudently…