MAN Trucks shows off its megawatt charging in subzero temperatures
MAN Trucks shows off its megawatt charging in subzero temperatures

MAN showed off the megawatt charging capabilities of its eTruck electric semi this week in the brutal, blistering cold weather conditions at the Kempower MCS Live Winter Days 2026 event in Norrköping, Sweden.

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Mercedes-Benz’ eActros electric semi trucks arrive in Chile
Mercedes-Benz’ eActros electric semi trucks arrive in Chile

Mercedes-Benz’ truck division has reached a major milestone in their South American expansion, delivering their first, eActros 600 electric semi truck in Chile earlier this week.

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GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts
GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts

Refrigerated trailers are critical for hauling your fresh food and flowers from the farm to your local market – the problem is that they pollute like crazy, powered by red-dye diesel gensets that run around the clock, even when the truck pulling them i…

VE Motion electric trailer axles cut truckers’ diesel fuel bills in HALF
VE Motion electric trailer axles cut truckers’ diesel fuel bills in HALF

Australian company VE Motion has taken the wraps off its first commercially available battery powered trailer system for heavy trucks, offering fleets a low-cost path to electrification that can cut drivers’ fuel use by up to 50%.

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XCMG unveils world’s biggest all-electric wheel loader for Fortescue
XCMG unveils world’s biggest all-electric wheel loader for Fortescue

XCMG celebrated the launch of its new, massive XC9260BEWL and XC9260BEWD lines by delivering one of each to Australian mining giant, Fortescue – part of a record-setting $400 million electric equipment order meant to help slash the company’s carbon emi…

Tesla Semi specs and pricing, L4 haul trucks, and Windrose’ mobile AI concept
Tesla Semi specs and pricing, L4 haul trucks, and Windrose’ mobile AI concept

On today’s long overdue episode of Quick Charge, we’ve finally got production specs and pricing on the Tesla Semi first revealed by Elon Musk nine (9) years ago. Will it be a revolution, or a case of too little, too late to make a real impact?

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Autonomous, battery-swap mining truck gets big-buck boost from BYD [video]
Autonomous, battery-swap mining truck gets big-buck boost from BYD [video]

Chinese equipment brand Boonray has developed an autonomous, battery-swapping electric mining truck that it hopes will revolutionize the global mining industry – and global EV leader BYD just gave it a multimillion dollar vote of confidence.

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San Bernadino hub can now charge 200 electric semi trucks per day
San Bernadino hub can now charge 200 electric semi trucks per day

One of the busiest HDEV charging depots in the country got a major upgrade last week, enabling it to charge up to 200 electric semi trucks per day and offer megawatt charging to trucks that can handle the power!

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The Bronx will be breathing a little easier with new Volvo VNR Electric
The Bronx will be breathing a little easier with new Volvo VNR Electric

New York City’s largest food rescue organization is helping Bronx residents breathe a little bit easier with the recent acquisition and upcoming deployment of three brand-new, zero emission Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks.

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New DEWALT autonomous drilling robot set to speed up data center construction
New DEWALT autonomous drilling robot set to speed up data center construction

The construction experts at DEWALT have launched what they’re calling the world’s first downward drilling, fleet-capable robot – a machine they say will enable more efficient concrete drilling to help accelerate data center construction.

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