electric chargers

Borderlands Mexico: California’s electric- truck mandate could affect Mexican transporters

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: California’s electric truck mandate could affect Mexican transporters; Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway delivers first load; Texas EV startup secures electric van order; and Korea International Trade Association opens office in Texas.

California’s electric- truck mandate could affect Mexican transporters

Mexico-based cross-border trucking operators are struggling...

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Daily Infographic: Manufacturers announce investments of over $500 million in more than 40 American-made electric charger plants

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Paccar takes deliberate approach to electrification

Look up the word deliberation in a dictionary. It perfectly describes Paccar’s approach to trucking electrification. Sure, the company offers nine commercial electric trucks for those who want them, but there is little froth.

Paccar’s patience with electrification

de-lib-er-ate: adjective/dəˈlib(ə)rət/

done consciously and intentionally. engage in long and careful consideration.

Paccar CEO Preston Feight is nothing if not consistent when it comes to the role electric vehicles will play in his...

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Truck Tech: Down Under charging edition

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Electric vehicle fast chargers are  critical to keeping power-hungry commercial trucks that run on battery power moving. Australia’s Tritium built its first direct-current fast charger a decade ago. Now, it is growing its U.S. presence. Tesla is taking hefty deposits for its battery-powered Semi, and Volvo Truck is sharing a guidebook  from its LIGHTS electrification project in California.

An Aussie solution to electric truck charging

The success of electric trucks rides on the ability to avoid...

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Bay Area Uber EV drivers can get discounts on Wallbox chargers

Uber to offer discounts on EV chargers from Wallbox

As California rideshare companies face electric-vehicle mandates in the coming years, a question of how drivers for the services would be able to afford those vehicles has persisted. While help on the vehicle purchase price remains uncertain, Uber (NYSE: UBER) has taken the first step to provide some assistance on the charging infrastructure.

Uber is partnering with Wallbox (NYSE: WBX) on an EV charging and energy management system plan for rideshare drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area under a...

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