Orange EV electric terminal tractors clean up in Canada
Orange EV electric terminal tractors clean up in Canada

GLS Canada has become one of the first major parcel and freight carriers in the country to deploy heavy-duty electric yard hostlers at its logistics terminals – and they’re helping the company clean up in a big way.

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Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times
Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times

APM Terminals has been electrifying its operations at the Port of Los Angeles over the last few years – and they’ve been able to effectively decarbonize and cut their fuel costs substantially. Those efforts have yielded another unexpected benefit, too:…

Biggest ever Komatsu PC9000-12 electric excavator goes global
Biggest ever Komatsu PC9000-12 electric excavator goes global

The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, per pass – at a rate of more than 8,000 tons per hour of operation.

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E-quipment highlight: Maintou MTA 519e electric telehandler
E-quipment highlight: Maintou MTA 519e electric telehandler

With practical lift heights, load capacities, and the ability to run a variety of skid steer attachments, it’s no wonder the telehandler market is growing – and French equipment brand Manitou is hoping their latest all-electric MTA 519e model is going …

While US flip-flops on EVs, Africa charges ahead with electric mining migs
While US flip-flops on EVs, Africa charges ahead with electric mining migs

While the US is still stuck debating EVs, the rest of the world has already plugged in and charged ahead – and nowhere is that more obvious than Africa, where one country has banned ICE vehicles outright and another is rapidly electrifying mines that a…

Elon teases a van, Tesla sales tumble, and there is no Robotaxi in California
Elon teases a van, Tesla sales tumble, and there is no Robotaxi in California

On today’s van-tastic episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk teases a people-hauling Tesla that’s 10 years late, California says there are ZERO Robotaxis on the road, and the Chinese EVs continue to outsell the brand in Europe.

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Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions
Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions

The worst kind of vehicle emissions aren’t the ones that move dirt or haul freight – they’re the ones that don’t. Every hour, every minute, ever second a combustion engine spends idling at a truck stop or job site is fuel burned, money lost, and air po…

Simon Loos grows its electric semi truck fleet to over 200 units
Simon Loos grows its electric semi truck fleet to over 200 units

Dutch logistics specialist Simon Loos announced a major order with Daimler Trucks’ Mercedes brand, purchasing 75 Mercedes‑Benz eActros 600 electric semi trucks and growing its BEV fleet to more than 200 units.

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Auto(nomous)bots, roll(er) out! The $1.75 BILLION future of self driving asphalt
Auto(nomous)bots, roll(er) out! The $1.75 BILLION future of self driving asphalt

Autonomous construction tech startup Bedrock Robotics has just closed on a $270 million Series B funding round that brings total investment in the self-driving roller and excavator firm to more than $350 million. (!)

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What driver shortage? Electric trucks give fleets a real hiring edge
What driver shortage? Electric trucks give fleets a real hiring edge

Commercial fleets have been adopting electric vehicles for their long-term fuel and maintenance savings, but Benore Logistics has found another big benefit to making the switch: going electric is helping the company attract younger drivers – and keep t…