Category: Electric Vehicles

Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech Announce Strategic Partnership in Autonomous Trucking

fleetnewsdaily | January 20, 2021

Companies Team to Accelerate Development of Driverless Trucks for China’s Logistics Market Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Beijing Trunk Technology Co., Ltd. (Trunk.Tech). The companies will collaborate in developing next-generation autonomous heavy trucks and to accelerate commercialization of driverless trucks in China’s logistics market. Velodyne and Trunk.Tech will cooperate on lidar-enabled products […]

PACCAR and Aurora Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Autonomous Trucks

fleetnewsdaily | January 20, 2021

Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 trucks utilizing the Aurora Driver are expected to be deployed in North America in the next several years PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) and Aurora have signed a global, strategic agreement to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. This collaboration will integrate PACCAR’s autonomous vehicle platform with the Aurora […]

Ideanomics Announces MEG December and Q4 Sales Activity

fleetnewsdaily | January 15, 2021

A total of 439 units delivered in December 2020 Ideanomics announces its Mobile Energy Global (MEG) division’s sales activities for the month of December and Q4 2020. For the period starting December 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, MEG delivered a total of 439 units, of which 356 were for the taxi/ride-hailing business segment, and the remaining 83 […]

Volvo Trucks’ Customer Dependable Highway Express Reduces Carbon Footprint by Electrifying Southern California Distribution Facility

fleetnewsdaily | January 14, 2021

DHE is a prime example of a fleet leading the path towards sustainable freight movement Leading freight operator, Dependable Highway Express (DHE), recently completed several major electrification initiatives to further reduce the climate and air quality impacts of its Southern California freight operations. Through the Volvo LIGHTS project, DHE introduced Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 […]

Cenntro Automotive Unveils Class 4 All-Electric Commercial Vehicle

fleetnewsdaily | January 14, 2021

Expands product line of last-mile delivery vehicles Cenntro Automotive Group (Cenntro) unveiled its plans to expand its product portfolio with a purpose-built, all-electric Class 4 vehicle to serve the last-mile urban delivery market. The vehicle, called the CityPorter, offers a unique solution to fleets and logistics customers, offering a range of up to 220 miles […]

Nikola Positioned To Accelerate Hydrogen Economy

fleetnewsdaily | January 13, 2021

Competitive electricity price paves the way for hydrogen production in Arizona Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) has secured an innovative electric rate schedule with Arizona Public Service Company (“APS”) that makes possible the accelerated development of hydrogen-based fueling solutions for the transportation industry. Nikola is a company dedicated to the advancement of innovative zero-emissions truck solutions […]