Volvo CE, Hitachi Energy set to partner on zero emission job sites
Volvo CE, Hitachi Energy set to partner on zero emission job sites

Volvo CE and Hitachi Energy have signed an MOU to support and accelerate the deployment of battery electric construction equipment powered by a clean, renewable energy supply that’s backed by intelligent energy storage and management.

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Fortescue Nabrawind deploy first crane-less wind turbine in Africa
Fortescue Nabrawind deploy first crane-less wind turbine in Africa

Fortescue‘s recently-acquired turbine subsidiary Nabrawind has done something that was believed to be impossible: they’ve installed a full-scale, energy producing wind turbine in harsh Namibian conditions using a new, crane-less deployment process.

Tourists can experience Athabasca Glacier in this first-ever ELECTRIC Ice Explorer [video]
Tourists can experience Athabasca Glacier in this first-ever ELECTRIC Ice Explorer [video]

Built to allow up to 52 guests to explore the frozen wilderness of Alberta’s Jasper National Park in serene, environmentally responsible silence, the new Electric Ice Explorer joining Pursuit Banff’s Columbia Icefield Adventure fleet is a machine that’…

REALLY Quick Charge: The state of clean trucking with Joe Annotti
REALLY Quick Charge: The state of clean trucking with Joe Annotti

On this really quick episode of Quick Charge, we spend time with TRC Senior Director and ACT Expo co-founder Joe Annotti to talk about the state of clean trucking in 2026, incentive programs, and ever so briefly talk about why Autocar was my favorite O…

E-quipment highlight: SANY SY375E packs a SWAPPABLE 550 kWh battery
E-quipment highlight: SANY SY375E packs a SWAPPABLE 550 kWh battery

Chinese multinational equipment brand SANY says its new, SY375E electric excavator will redefine heavy-duty performance and job site sustainability with its impressive range of capabilities – but one item leaps off the spec sheet: the massive, swappabl…

Sustainability, sustainability, and de-risking your fleet operations
Sustainability, sustainability, and de-risking your fleet operations

On today’s sustainably-produced episode of Quick Charge, we explore some of the different types of sustainability available to us in the world of electrification, celebrate some big wind and solar wins, and take a minute to enjoy some schadenfreude.

Electrifying your fleet isn’t just about going green – it’s about staying in business
Electrifying your fleet isn’t just about going green – it’s about staying in business

In the world of business, there are two kinds of sustainability – sustainability in the sense that we need a planet to live and breathe on, and sustainability in the sense that the business needs to stay in business. For years, EV proponents have been …

Einride L4 autonomous electric semi truck gets real – in Ohio
Einride L4 autonomous electric semi truck gets real – in Ohio

After a successful pilot in Europe, Swedish AI logistics firm Einride is deploying its SAE Level 4 autonomous electric semi trucks in the US, connecting EASE Logistics warehouses in Marysville, Ohio as part of the DriveOhio Truck Automation Corridor Pr…

Fleets are moving fast to electrify as homeowners race to get 30% solar credit
Fleets are moving fast to electrify as homeowners race to get 30% solar credit

In this long overdue episode of Quick Charge, the commercial trucking and logistics space is racing to electrify in the face of an ongoing oil crunch while homeowners race to claim the 30% solar tax credit by July 4th!

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Sennebogen shows off electric, autonomous material handler
Sennebogen shows off electric, autonomous material handler

German equipment brand Sennebogen recently demonstrated a semi-autonomous material handling solution that combines an electric wheeled excavator, mobile battery, and a mobile shredder to improve throughput and efficiency in European recycling plants.