Electric Trucks
Stories tagged Electric Trucks.
The electric trucks at Hannover are ready. Europe's plugs are not
CATL launched a 1,000 km truck battery at IAA Transportation, Scania and BYD brought hardware you can order, and Germany promised 4,200 motorway charging points. Electric trucks remain 3% of the German fleet.
NY-NJ port pairs electric truck vouchers with plans for up to five charging hubs
A $45 million port programme pairs vehicle discounts with nearby charging. Fleet research shows why routes, electricity bills and winter operation will decide its value.
Tesla's European Semi puts payload ahead of maximum range
Tesla quotes 550 km at 40 tonnes and 800 kW charging for its European Standard Range Semi. Payload looks promising, but trailer weight and operating conditions matter.
Jeep and Ram's range-extended EVs slip again, and Stellantis says nothing has slipped
The Grand Wagoneer EREV moves from May to November and the Ram 1500 REV to April 2027. Stellantis calls both programmes on track. Suppliers call the extra months validation time.
Washington Is Rewriting the MPG Rules, and the EV Math Changes With Them
A fleetwide 34.5 mpg target for 2031 instead of 50.4, a quiet reclassification fight over whether pickups count as cars, and a separate rule narrowing heavy-truck standards. What the CAFE rewrite does to the electric side of the business.
Rivian's 1,025-horsepower R1T costs $124,000. Its charging is less exotic
The quad-motor R1T is among the quickest vehicles on sale, but it is not especially efficient, tops out at 220 kW and still lacks massaging seats.
Three prototypes, four months: inside Slate's race to build a $24,950 pickup
Slate has a working body shop in a converted Indiana printing plant, 180,000 reservation holders and a Q4 delivery promise. The rest of the factory is still coming together.
Tesla's public Megacharger rollout is hiding in permit filings
Tesla has two confirmed customer-facing Megachargers near the Los Angeles ports and 64 more locations on its map. Pilot's rollout remains difficult to track.
Truck Charging's Real Bottleneck Is the Utility Queue, Not the Charger
America's largest new electric truck hub secured 9 MW. A Chinese depot north of Chengdu has 51 MW of charging equipment installed. The comparison shows why interconnection, distributed architecture and load scheduling now set the pace of freight electrification.