The E-Transit is available in eight body-style configurations, including cargo van, chassis cab, and cutaway versions, with three roof heights and three body lengths. The E-Transit cargo area is the same as the current gasoline-powered Transit van.
XL Fleet expanded its line of electrified powertrains to include a hybrid-electric drive system for the medium-duty Class 5 Ford F-550 Super Duty chassis.
The electric Sprinter will be available with three battery choices and multiple body configurations.
XL Fleet's new division will provide charging infrastructure, energy storage, and power solutions for electrified fleets. XL expects its customers will require at least 100,000 charging stations in the next several years.
A new agreement between General Motors and Nikola shifts the focus to electrified heavy-duty trucks, with GM no longer planning to build the electric Badger pickup truck for Nikola.
With the coming blitz of electric trucks and van models, understanding the meaning of “in production” can help fleets with their EV purchasing decisions.
The XLP platform is expected to begin shipping on select configurations of the Chevrolet and GMC Silverado/Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD pickup trucks in the first quarter of 2021, and Chevrolet and GMC 3500 and 4500 cutaway chassis in the second quarter of 2021.
Full production will ramp up in 2022. The company is set to open a service center in Irvine, Calif. and a satellite research and development center in Farmington Hills, Mich.
The all-electric 2022 E-Transit will be available with a starting price under $45,000 and features a targeted maximum payload of 3,800 pounds with up to 487.3 cubic feet of cargo space.
The new E-Transit will join the all-electric F-150 and EV Mustang Mach-E, which support Ford’s plan of future vehicle electrification.
Inventory financing will be provided by Hitachi Capital America (HCA) as part of the company's previously announced strategic partnership with HCA. Vehicles will be distributed through Pritchard Companies' dealership locations across the country.
We learned that Tesla is a player in fleet and that autonomy is taking various paths to evolution. Digital keys and car-as-wallet technologies are driving fleet efficiencies right now.
The maker of commercial electric vehicles won’t meet its projected production target of 300-400 vehicles in 2020 in part due to more than 36% of its production-related staff having contracted the coronavirus or quarantined awaiting results.
According to research by investment bank UBS, the extra cost to manufacture electric vehicles versus traditional internal combustion vehicles will decrease to $1,900 by 2022 and disappear completely by 2024.
Peterbilt’s battery-electric Model 579EV is now available for customer orders with the OEM’s SmartSpec dealership sales tool.
The 2019 Fleet Forward Conference, dedicated to mobility solutions for fleets, convened Nov. 11-13 at The Forager in San Jose, Calif.
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