Volvo Construction Equipment will work with WM, formerly known as Waste Management, on a pilot project with the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator. WM will test the mid-size electric excavator at a WM facility on the East Coast. The pilot will include the EC230 Electric performing the same tasks diesel excavators do in waste applications. WM…

Garrett Motion Inc. said it is supporting BMW Group’s commitment to developing zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with an advanced electric fuel cell compressor (FCC) developed by Garrett’s R&D team. BMW Group recently announced that it will pilot the second generation of its hydrogen fuel cell drive train in a small series of the BMW…

Lightning eMotors is supplying Vanderbilt University with six Lightning ZEV4 electric shuttle buses. The shuttles are expected to be delivered and deployed in Q2 2023 for the intercampus transportation service, VandyRide. The zero-emission shuttle buses are built on the GM-based Lightning ZEV4 platform and feature 120 kWh of thermally-managed Proterra battery packs that deliver up…

Following the confirmation in May 2022 of a zero-emission model line, Ineos Automotive says it is developing a new electric 4X4 vehicle in conjunction with automotive supplier, Magna. Magna will take on Ineos Automotive’s third model line and has signed an agreement to start production of the new 4X4 at Magna’s Graz, Austria facility in…

Ideanomics has announced that its subsidiary Solectrac has debuted a new version of its e25 electric tractor featuring hydrostatic transmission, a mid-PTO and independent PTO operation. Called the e25H, it will be available for order in the second half of 2023 along with the currently available e25G. The e25H is a zero-emission electric tractor that…

Lunaz has revealed the final configuration of its first fully-electrified Aston Martin DB6 by Lunaz Design, which is bound for an unnamed U.S. client. The car, one of fewer than 1,800 made between 1965 and 1970, will be fully restored and upcycled at the Lunaz research and production facility at Silverstone, UK. It is the…

Michelin has announced a $300 million investment into its Canadian operations to accelerate sustainable mobility and improve its environmental footprint. The investment will see the installation of new technologies and equipment in Michelin's three Nova Scotia production facilities to respond to market evolution, including manufacturing tires for the growing electric vehicle (EV) segment; larger rim…

Autocar is supplying Walmart with a fleet of battery-electric terminal tractors (E-ACTT). Walmart will receive the first of more than 20 E-ACTTs in May 2023, as the retailer says it is working toward achieving zero emissions across its operations by 2040. Terminal tractors are built to handle tough jobs in distribution centers, shipping ports, and…

Mitchell has reported that electric vehicle (EV) repairable claims frequency increased in Q1 2023 to 1.13% in the U.S. and 2.41% in Canada. The data was featured in the company’s latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights publication, which provides up-to-date EV claims and market information to the auto insurance and repair industries. …

Mullen Automotive says vehicle production will begin in July 2023 at the company’s manufacturing center in Tunica, Mississippi. Mullen’s manufacturing group has partnered with NRTC Automation (“NRTC”) out of Birmingham, Alabama, for Class 3 assembly line installation and integration, which includes all robotics and automation systems for vehicle production. …