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Port Authority of NY and NJ, CALSTART launch $45M electric truck plan

7 September 2026 at 19:44

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working with leading transportation nonprofit CALSTART to roll out a $45 million incentive program to help electrify the port’s operators’ heavy truck fleets.

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1927-2027: Volvo celebrates 100 years with special-edition electric semi

7 September 2026 at 14:00

Volvo is celebrating its 100th anniversary with launch of a new, special edition Volvo FH16 Electric semi truck featuring special paint, interior upgrades, and a promise from the company to keep on keepin’ on for at least 100 more.

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SANY delivered 200 electric haul trucks, 600 EV wheel loaders – LAST MONTH

6 September 2026 at 23:07

While North American fleets continue to drag their fleet on electric, the rest of the world is charging ahead. As if to prove that fact, Chinese equipment brand SANY delivered 200 heavy-duty electric haul trucks and more than 600 electric wheel loaders. In a single month. (!)

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E-quipment highlight: BLUETTI Pioneer 5000 E-Generator

5 September 2026 at 15:02

BLUETTI says its new Pioneer 5000 E-Generator is built for the “Next Generation of Real Work,” as the brand expands into professional job site power delivery with a battery-backed and noise-free alternative to conventional ICE-powered generators.

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Glencore reaches new milestone at all-electric Sudbury copper mine

5 September 2026 at 03:20

There’s an impossible amount of good-looking girls in Sudbury, and an equally impressive wealth of high-grade nickel and copper ore living “just” 8,500 feet below the town’s surface, too – and Glencore Canada is sending a bunch of big EVs down to get it.

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Pony.ai to put 100,000 autonomous electric trucks on the road by 2030 [video]

9 August 2026 at 19:33

Chinese autonomy experts Pony.ai are planning to put 1,000 autonomous electric commercial trucks to work by 2027, but it’s the company’s plans to put 100,000 self-driving trucks on the road by 2030 that’s making headlines.

Heavy equipment space race heats up with new Vermeer lunar excavator [update]

8 August 2026 at 14:00

International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of the Moon.

UPDATE 08AUG26: Interlune and Vermeer have expand their partnership.

Revoy hybrid tandem trailer rolls towards reality with $27 million raise

4 August 2026 at 12:20

By packing batteries and an electric drive axle into a tandem trailer that fits between a conventional semi truck and trailer, Revoy EV promises to “electrify” trucking and cut a fleet’s fuel bill in half. Now, after years of development, the concept is taking some real steps towards production. In fact, it’s taking 27 million of them!

Plug-in port: Brazilian Port of Santos electrifies DP World terminal

30 July 2026 at 13:06

DP World is electrifying its port fleet at the Brazilian Port of Santos with 15 battery-electric terminal trucks and three electric reach stackers in a move that marks another key step toward clean freight handling at one of Latin America’s busiest container ports.

E-quipment highlight: SANY SKT145Ei cabless, autonomous haul truck [video]

28 July 2026 at 12:42

It’s not just capable of driverless operation, the SANY SKT145Ei doesn’t even have a place for the driver to sit! The company’s latest all-electric heavy haul truck ditches the driver’s cab in favor of a millimeter-wave radar-guided sensor suite on a purpose-built architecture that hints at the future of zero emission mining.

Kalmar Ottawa electric yard truck gets to work in Canada

26 July 2026 at 14:57

Kalmar Ottawa has been a leader in diesel-powered yard trucks for decades, but as global logistics fleets move to reduce costs and insulate themselves from volatile diesel prices, the company is making that shift, too – and they’re out to prove their new, battery-electric T2 EV can deliver the same durability and productivity that’s made the original T2 a fixture at ports for years.

Another day at the office: Fortescue CEO test drives 150 ton haul truck [video]

26 July 2026 at 01:43

Industrial mining giants Fortescue have been leading the charge towards electrifying every aspect of their operations – and last week, the company’s CEO took some time to actually get out and test drive some of the company’s newest battery-powered heavy machines.

Windrose says 10 of its electric semi trucks are coming to Texas’ I-35 corridor

26 July 2026 at 01:12

The electric semi truck market seems to be heating up in Texas, with Wen Han’s upstart Windrose brand set to deploy 10 fully electric Class 8 trucks on the I-35 freight corridor between Dallas and Laredo en route to Mexico (but there are some caveats).

Deliveries, automation, and the gateway drug to electrification with BIG JOE

23 July 2026 at 02:08

Full autonomy, big delivery numbers, and a push towards electrification that’s moving global markets? We must be talking about electric forklifts! On today’s uplifting episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got Big Joe CMO Martin Boyd here to walk us through some of the ways these battery powered equipment assets are making all our lives better.

Electric, autonomous, and there’s 800 of them: inside this week’s BIGGEST deal

22 July 2026 at 13:27

In a massive deployment of self-driving trucks that makes most autonomous and electric vehicle deployments look tiny in comparison, Chinese heavy equipment brand Tonly just signed a deal to deliver 800 autonomous, “New Energy” mining trucks to Xinjiang Hanxiang.

Order up: Janus Electric set to convert 67 diesel trucks to battery-swap EVs

20 July 2026 at 15:15

Australian conversion experts Janus Electric are celebrating a series of orders that will see the company convert 67 Class 8 heavy-duty freight and drayage trucks from diesels to advanced, battery-swap electric vehicles.

LiuGong brings electric heavy equipment options to North America [video]

18 July 2026 at 21:50

This week, Chinese equipment brand LiuGong officially launched its battery-electric equipment and material handling asset portfolio in the United States and Canada, making it easier than ever for construction and forestry crews to decarbonize their fleets.

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