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Demo decisions: Nikola builds tentative order book for electric trucks

Nikola Corp. is continuing to pull in letters of intent for its battery-electric and fuel cell Class 8 daycabs from some big names in trucking. Converting those intentions to purchase orders rides on how well the new technology performs in demonstrations.

Covenant Logistics Group became the latest of three large for-hire trucking companies to go on record as potential customers of Phoenix-based Nikola, which is building battery-electric Class 8 trucks at a new plant in Coolidge, Arizona, between...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/demo-decisions-nikola-builds-tentative-order-book-for-electric-trucks

Flatbed hauler PGT Trucking intends to lease 100 Nikola fuel cell trucks

Electric truck maker Nikola Corp. has a letter of intent for 100 fuel cell electric trucks from flatbed hauler PGT Trucking, converting a piece of its 14,000-unit reservation book for hydrogen-powered FCETs that has Anheuser-Busch at the front of the line.

Deliveries of fuel cell-equipped Tre daycabs capable of up to 500 miles of range are scheduled to begin in 2023. Early builds are underway at Nikola’s new plant in Coolidge, Arizona. The first two trucks will be road-tested by Anheuser-Busch,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flatbed-hauler-pgt-trucking-intends-to-lease-100-nikola-fuel-cell-trucks

Embark Trucks tallies 14,200 prelaunch reservations for driverless software

SPAC-sponsored autonomous trucking software developer Embark Trucks expects to exceed its first-year revenue target based on 14,200 reservations it has collected from partner carriers including Knight-Swift and Anheuser-Busch. 

The reservations more than double the 6,775 reservations that competitor TuSimple Holdings reported through the second quarter for the autonomous International LT Class 8 truck it is developing with Navistar. TuSimple took a $500 deposit on each reservation. Embark is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/embark-trucks-tallies-14200-prelaunch-reservations-for-driverless-software

Nikola moves on from Trevor Milton to tackle supply chain shortages

Nikola Corp. is unlikely to sell any battery-electric trucks this year because of semiconductor shortages for critical components, but it will let select customers and dealers use the trucks to build mileage and get retrofits later.

The company said Tuesday it expects to deliver 25-50 nonsaleable “pre-series” battery-electric Class 8 Tre cabover models in Q4. That is half as many as it previously predicted and well below the original projection of up to 600 trucks.

The trucks will be missing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-moves-on-from-trevor-milton-to-tackle-supply-chain-shortages

Embark Trucks hauling HP printers as it grows autonomous partner network

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) will begin shipping computer printers from Los Angeles to Phoenix on supervised autonomous semis from Embark Trucks. HP is the newest addition to a network of Embark is growing to better understand shipper needs.

In the beginning, HP will move just one truck a week, “with additional opportunities to expand as additional lanes and opportunities are identified,” Jessica Kipp, HP’s global head of logistics, told FreightWaves. “We look forward to working with our logistics...

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Going farther: Nikola claims superior Class 8 electric driving range

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) is showing its battery-electric Class 8 Tre prototype to fleets, seeking launch customers who want more than one or two trucks to test.

The Phoenix-based startup is sticking with its estimate of delivering 50 to 100 Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the fourth quarter. But CEO Mark Russell, speaking on a Q1 earnings call Friday, said supply constraints for a variety of parts could reduce that number. Microchips  and touchscreens are particular concerns.

“We’ve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/going-farther-nikola-claims-superior-class-8-electric-driving-range

NZCS chat recap: Pushing sustainability initiatives through procurement strategies

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to match Anheuser-Busch’s transportation procurement strategies with the company’s sustainability initiatives

DETAILS: Anheuser-Busch has set ambitious sustainability objectives for 2025, and its transportation procurement strategy will be a critical factor in hitting those objectives.

SPEAKER: Angie Slaughter, vice president of sustainability and transportation procurement, Anheuser-Busch

BIO: Slaughter...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-chat-recap-pushing-forward-sustainability-initiatives-through-procurement-strategies

Embark Trucks recruits partners to build autonomous driving ecosystem

Self-driving startup Embark Trucks envisions a central role in an autonomous ecosystem run by fleets and logistics operators who know trucking the way Embark knows software.

Even though it runs freight loads in autonomous-enabled trucks with a safety driver from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Embark wants to stick to developing autonomous technology and leave the ins and outs of trucking to those that know it best. 

So, it is launching a Partner Development Program with Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN),...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/embark-trucks-recruits-partners-to-build-autonomous-driving-ecosystem

Hyliion gathers fleets to test natural gas-electric hybrid truck

The sell-off of electric vehicle startup stocks has been as brutal as their frothy days of only a few months ago.

Hyliion Holdings is one of the hardest-hit young companies. But it is pushing ahead with its plans for a natural gas-electric hybrid truck capable of emitting less than net-zero carbon. Its share price has fallen from nearly $55 just before it went public in October to close Wednesday at $10.86.

On Wednesday, Hyliion said it has created a Hypertruck Innovation Council of fleets,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hyliion-gathers-fleets-to-test-natural-gas-electric-hybrid-truck

Navistar, GM and J.B. Hunt collaborate on fuel cell trucks

Navistar International Corp. is leading a four-way collaboration to get long-haul fuel cell electric trucks and hydrogen into production by 2024 with test vehicles being piloted in late 2022.

A Class 8 International RH Series day cab from Navistar (NYSE: NAV) is the platform with a target range of more than 500 miles and 15-minute refueling.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will use two Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes as the power plant replacing the RH Series diesel engine. Each power cube contains...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navistar-gm-and-jb-hunt-collaborate-on-fuel-cell-trucks

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