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Pickups
Test Drive: Workhorse’s W-15 electric pickup a high-tech, exciting ride
Driving the Workhorse W-15 is exciting. The acceleration of this new range-extended plug-in electric pickup truck is immediate and so quiet. I took it for a spin in a large parking lot behind the Long Beach Convention Center, shortly after its unveiling. After turning the 460-horsepower truck on, a user-friendly display indicates speed, compass heading, miles (the […]
May 16, 2017
Pickups
Workhorse strikes distribution deal with Ryder for W-15 electric pickup
Commercial fleet giant Ryder and Workhorse Group, makers of the recently unveiled W-15 electric pickup, have announced a 10-year strategic partnership agreement under which Ryder will become the primary distributor and provider of service and support for Workhorse light and medium duty range-extended electric vehicles in North America. In addition to the W-15, Workhorse manufactures and […]
May 12, 2017
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Pickups
Workhorse W-15 electric pickup Q&A: Battery warranty, towing, curb weight, tax credits and more
Workhorse recently unveiled the W-15, a plug-in electric range-extended pickup aimed at fleets. The 460-horsepower truck features a carbon fiber body, gets about 80 miles on average through battery power, and another 300 miles after switching to its three-cylinder BMW I3 gas engine. After getting most of the primary details out of the way in our original […]
May 11, 2017
Pickups
Workhorse W-15 electric pickup unveiled: Gas engine backup, half ownership cost of conventional fleet pickups
It was tough trying to catch a glimpse inside the nation’s first OEM-produced plug-in range-extended electric pickup. Moments after Workhorse unveiled its 460-horsepower W-15 truck in Long Beach, onlookers flocked to take a closer look. And who can blame them? It’s not every day that you see a new electric pickup, let alone one featuring a […]
May 8, 2017
Class 7-8
Inside the Nikola One: The electric semi is packed with tech to “revolutionize” trucking
“My goal is to literally revolutionize the trucking industry,” said Trevor Milton, CEO and founder of Nikola Motor Company (NMC), moments after the Nikola One was unveiled in Salt Lake City on Dec. 1. Nikola One is a working prototype of an electric semi-truck with 1,000-hp, a range of more than 1,200 miles, and zero tailpipe emissions except […]
December 14, 2016
Battery electric
How Volvo CE is engineering a quarry run by electric loaders and haulers for big cuts to costs and emissions
Volvo Construction Equipment, the Swedish Energy Agency, Skanska Sweden construction firm and two universities have been working on what the group is calling the Electric Site project. The $30 million project is ambitious, aimed at creating an electrified quarry where not only are carbon emissions reduced by up to 95 percent, but also the total […]
October 18, 2016
Battery electric
Volvo CE Unveils its Future: Concept machines reveal bets on automation, electrification
During its 2016 Xploration Forum Volvo offered intriguing glimpses of where it was headed.
September 16, 2016
Class 7-8
Switch to hydrogen-powered turbine cuts Nikola One electric heavy hauler’s HP in half
Nikola Motor Company, who earlier last month announced that its truck would output zero emissions, this week confirmed that zero NOx is thanks to a hydrogen fuel cell. The company says the electric drivetrain used in the U.S. and Canadian markets on its One heavy hauler will be powered by a custom-built hydrogen-electric 800V fuel […]
September 8, 2016
Pickups
This 1939 Dodge pickup has been reborn with a new electric heart
Hmmm…what would happen if you take a 1939 Dodge pickup and convert into an electric daily driver? A whole lot of fun, according to Al Gajda, who after retiring from IBM finally electrified the truck that had been sitting in his garage for nearly 40 years. “I purchased the truck in New Hampshire in 1973 […]
August 26, 2016
Class 7-8
Nikola says its 2,000-hp electric hauler is 100% emissions-free
Nikola Motor Company has announced that advanced internal testing has shown the company’s soon-to-be-revealed Nikola One commercial Class 8 truck achieves “100 percent zero emissions” when spec’d with a CNG-powered turbine. Nikola One’s electric motors are powered by a liquid cooled lithium-ion battery pack, which is charged by an onboard turbine. The fuel agnostic turbine automatically charges the […]
August 16, 2016
Pickups
Tesla reveals plan for ‘new kind of pickup,’ heavy duty truck
Tesla’s highly anticipated and highly teased “Master Plan, Part Deux” was published Wednesday and confirms after much uncertainty that the automaker will be producing a pickup and a heavy-duty truck. In his blog at tesla.com Elon Musk writes that the company will be making “a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck.” Musk has […]
July 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
MassDOT to add I-90 fast charging stations for electric vehicles
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plans to add 50 kW “fast charging” stations for electric vehicles at Interstate 90 service plazas by the end of this year. The agency estimates the stations could provide a charge to 80 percent power in 10-20 minutes depending on the vehicle and its current charge. MassDOT plans to […]
July 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA releases guide for promoting electric vehicle fees for transportation funding
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has released a guide to help state transportation programs craft “statutory language” for electric vehicle fees to be used for funding transportation programs. “Several states have enacted these types of fees,” says ARTBA Chief Economist and TIAC Director Dr. Alison Premo Black. […]
June 30, 2016
Class 7-8
Electric hauler Nikola One’s huge range, high-tech comforts draw 7,000+ pre-orders
Still five months from the truck’s official debut, Nikola Motor Company founder and CEO Trevor Milton recently announced more than 7,000 reservations—each accompanied with a refundable $1,500 deposit—have been received for the company’s Nikola One electric Class 8 truck. “Our technology is 10-15 years ahead of any other OEM in fuel efficiencies, MPG and emissions,” Milton […]
June 16, 2016
Pickups
Tesla execs talking again about making an electric pickup
More than two years after sending extremely mixed signals on the prospect of building an electric pickup, Tesla execs are again hinting at the possibility. During a recent panel discussion at the International Transport Forum in Germany, Tesla’s chief technology officer, JB Straubel, made it sound as if transitioning to truck building would be fairly […]
June 7, 2016
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