Atlanta Journal-Constitution & CEG - Mon December 16, 2024
Rivian Automotive Snares $6.6B Federal Loan to Build New EV Factory East of Atlanta
Rivian Automotive, an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer, has received a loan for up to $6.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program to support the construction of Rivian's next facility in Stanton Springs North, near Atlanta....
Volvo - Tue December 03, 2024
Volvo VNR Electric Surpasses 10 Million Zero-Tailpipe Emission Miles in Customer Operations
Volvo Trucks North America announced that its Class 8 leading Volvo VNR Electric model has surpassed 10 million miles of zero-tailpipe emissions in customer operations since commercial orders began in December 2020....
Volvo Trucks - Thu October 24, 2024
TEC Equipment, Saldivar's Trucking Pioneer Battery-Electric Transition as First Owner-Operator Deploys Volvo VNR Electric Truck
Volvo Trucks North America, in collaboration with its dealer TEC Equipment, has achieved a significant milestone with customer Saldivar's Trucking becoming the first independent owner-operator in the United States to deploy a Volvo VNR Electric truck for drayage operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach....
Volvo Trucks - Wed October 09, 2024
Volvo Trucks Achieves Electromobility Milestone
Volvo Trucks North America leads the market in deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks, with more than 570 Volvo VNR Electric trucks in customer operations since commercial orders began in December 2020....
Volvo Trucks - Mon October 07, 2024
Volvo to Launch Long-Range Version of FH Electric Truck
The electrification of heavy trucks is continuing across the world and longer distances are now becoming a possibility. Next year Volvo will launch a new long-range version of its FH Electric that will be able to reach up to 373 miles on one charge....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 25, 2024
Chicago Asphalt Contractor Embraces Electric Vehicles
Nearly 100 years old, Gallagher Asphalt is a fourth generation, family-owned business with 225 employees. The Chicago-based company has four asphalt plants and numerous vehicles. Dan Gallagher, CEO of the company, recently participated in the industry group The Road Forward....
Volvo Trucks - Tue September 24, 2024
Volvo Trucks Completes Delivery of 70 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks as Part of $21.5M Grant Program
Volvo Trucks North America has successfully delivered 70 Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a $21.5M funding initiative supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD)....
Caterpillar - Mon September 23, 2024
Caterpillar Demonstrates Automated Energy Transfer Solution for Battery Electric Large Mining Trucks
Caterpillar Inc. showcased a new solution to support battery electric truck charging — the Cat Automated Energy Transfer System (Cat AETS). The company successfully demonstrated this new technology for customers at its Tucson Proving Ground in Green Valley, Ariz....
Volvo - Thu August 22, 2024
Volvo Receives Order for 300 Electric Trucks From DSV
Volvo Trucks and global logistics company DSV have signed a cooperation agreement for 300 electric heavy trucks. The deal is one of the largest commercial orders to date for Volvo electric trucks. With the order, DSV will have one of the largest company fleets of heavy electric trucks in Europe....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 25, 2024
Fed Funding to Increase U.S. Battery Production
In July, the Biden administration announced it would fund $1.7 billion for electric vehicle component production at 11 manufacturing plants across the country. In doing so, the fed made progress toward both ending the nation's dependence on China for batteries and meeting its 2030 goal of making 50 percent of all new U.S....
