British equipment experts JCB have developed a fully electric articulated boom lift that delivers the reach, maneuverability, and all-day productivity contractors expect, but without the emissions, noise, or fuel bills of diesel. Meet the A45E Articula…
Hitachci Construction Machinery NV is expanding its lineup of quiet, zero-emissions construction equipment offerings with a new, 13 ton battery electric excavator that can run 24/7 – and it’s just in time to wow the crowds at next month’s CONEXPO in La…
Royal Waster Services took delivery of its first Mack LR Electric garbage truck in December — and they’re happy enough with their big EV’s performance to have placed an order for three more, helping Bronx residents sleep in, and breathe easier.
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MAN showed off the megawatt charging capabilities of its eTruck electric semi this week in the brutal, blistering cold weather conditions at the Kempower MCS Live Winter Days 2026 event in Norrköping, Sweden.
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Mercedes-Benz’ truck division has reached a major milestone in their South American expansion, delivering their first, eActros 600 electric semi truck in Chile earlier this week.
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Refrigerated trailers are critical for hauling your fresh food and flowers from the farm to your local market – the problem is that they pollute like crazy, powered by red-dye diesel gensets that run around the clock, even when the truck pulling them i…
Australian company VE Motion has taken the wraps off its first commercially available battery powered trailer system for heavy trucks, offering fleets a low-cost path to electrification that can cut drivers’ fuel use by up to 50%.
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XCMG celebrated the launch of its new, massive XC9260BEWL and XC9260BEWD lines by delivering one of each to Australian mining giant, Fortescue – part of a record-setting $400 million electric equipment order meant to help slash the company’s carbon emi…
On today’s long overdue episode of Quick Charge, we’ve finally got production specs and pricing on the Tesla Semi first revealed by Elon Musk nine (9) years ago. Will it be a revolution, or a case of too little, too late to make a real impact?
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Chinese equipment brand Boonray has developed an autonomous, battery-swapping electric mining truck that it hopes will revolutionize the global mining industry – and global EV leader BYD just gave it a multimillion dollar vote of confidence.
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