Mercedes has chosen its plant in North Charleston, S.C. and two plants in Germany to build the next generation electric Sprinter, starting in the second half of 2023.
With the increased amount of packages and groceries being delivered to European homes, the need for clean commercial vehicles is increasing. Also, the fact that a lot of cities must improve inner city emissions to comply with emission regulations is adding to the pressure.
Fleet electrification has been a focus at Geotab Extend, with executives discussing resale value, battery health, total cost of ownership, and cost of tracking.
Pride will be integrating the all-electric trucks into its existing logistics, full maintenance, leasing, rental, and equipment retail operations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
In conjunction with Lightning eMotors, the deployment of the Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans follows a pilot of nine of the same vans in the U.S. last year.
Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) and Geotab are partnering to deliver a factory-installed connectivity solution on ELMS’ upcoming Urban Delivery EV to help provide customers with centralized access to their connected vehicle data via the MyGeotab platform.
Aquaservice, a distributor of natural mineral water and beverage dispensers in Spain, is the first company in the southern European country to add Daimler Trucks’ all-electric light-duty truck to its urban distribution fleet.