Volvo Trucks reaches EV milestone with over 5000 electric trucks sold worldwide
Since first being put to market in 2019, Volvo Trucks has sold over 5000 of its battery-electric trucks worldwide, with over 80 now on the road in Australia.
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Electric truck trial underway at Port of Brisbane
Arrow Transport Logistics and Quarantine Services has launched an electric truck trial featuring a Mercedes-Benz eActros prime mover.
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‘Global leader’ in making electric trucks files for bankruptcy protection
The company that called itself the “global leader” in zero-emissions transportation, has filed for bankruptcy protection as it seeks to find a buyer for the former darling of Wall Street.
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NSW leads charge with solar-powered truck battery station
Cement Australia’s NSW Logistics Manager Phil Young was quick to endorse the opening of the first solar-powered Charge and Change Station for battery-electric trucks at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney earlier this month.
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Funding bid recharges hopes of building electric highway for trucks
A pitch for federal funding and advances in technology have renewed Janus Electric’s hopes of starting to build Australia’s first battery electric truck highway from as early as next year.
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New program launches to help trucking industry go green
A new program to support the transport industry in making the transition to decarbonisation launched at the Alternative Fuel Summit in Melbourne yesterday.
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Toll and Linfox to share in $28.6 million in electrification funding
Two of the country’s largest transport operators will receive millions in government funding, which will go towards the purchase of battery electric trucks and charging infrastructure.
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WA welcomes the state’s first OEM heavy duty electric truck
CD Dodd has taken delivery of Western Australia’s first fully electric OEM heavy duty truck, in the form of a Volvo FM Electric.
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Coles adds electric prime mover to grocery delivery network
Coles has become the country’s first retailer to add an electric prime mover to its transport network – a Volvo FH – for the delivery of groceries to hundreds of stores across Victoria.
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Chinese electric truck embarks on Melbourne to Sydney test drive
A Chinese electric long haul truck has undertaken a test run up the Hume Highway from Melbourne to Sydney over the weekend, where its manufacturer claims to have broken a record.
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