Port of Los Angeles commits $200 million to zero emission equipment
Port of Los Angeles commits $200 million to zero emission equipment

The Port of Los Angeles has secured a new, 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals, with the marine terminal operator fully committed through 2056 in a deal that paves the way for an fresh, $200 million investment in zero-emission cargo-handling equipment. …

130-ton electric works 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Earth [video]
130-ton electric works 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Earth [video]

Swedish mining company LKAB is putting a pair of massive, 130-ton electric Scania haul trucks to work at its Malmberget iron ore mine – which happens to be more than 4,000 feet below the surface of the Earth.

APM announces massive electrification program for Port of NY and NJ
APM announces massive electrification program for Port of NY and NJ

96 electric terminal trucks from Orange EV, 34 electric rubber-tired gantry cranes from Konecranes, and massive investments in modernization and workforce development – and that’s just part of what APM Terminals Elizabeth is bringing to the Port of New…

E-quipment highlight: 4,400 hp Wabtec FLXDrive electric locomotive
E-quipment highlight: 4,400 hp Wabtec FLXDrive electric locomotive

After nearly a year of operation on a dedicated track line at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Australia, BHP is proving that these 4,400 hp battery-electric powered heavy-haul locomotives are ready for prime time.

Skycharger solar + electric semi truck project gets green light in San Diego
Skycharger solar + electric semi truck project gets green light in San Diego

The Port of San Diego has effectively green-lit the new Skycharger flagship solar + electric semi project on a 4.8 acre site near the National City Marine Terminal, promising to fleet electrification easier, more affordable, and more accessible to the …

Pakistani port promises 70 new electric trucks in $76M ZEV push
Pakistani port promises 70 new electric trucks in $76M ZEV push

Hutchison Ports Pakistan is pouring a planned $76 million into a new decarbonization plan that promises to deploy more than 70 new electric terminal tractors at its Karachi container terminal as part of a bigger plan to clean up the Pakistani port oper…

Tesla grows Robotaxi fleet by 50%, Einride gets a partner, and China goes BIG
Tesla grows Robotaxi fleet by 50%, Einride gets a partner, and China goes BIG

On this second consecutive self-steering episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at how Tesla increased its national self-driving Robotaxi fleet by half with the stroke of a pen, and see how the company’s autonomous deployments compare to the rest of t…

E-quipment highlight: LiuGong 924FE electric excavator is coming to America
E-quipment highlight: LiuGong 924FE electric excavator is coming to America

Global equipment brand LiuGong says its 924FE 30-ton electric excavator isn’t an alternative to diesel. Instead, it’s better in every way – and the company’s North American customers are about to see for themselves.

350-ton Longking ZL230E is the biggest, baddest battery mining rig you can buy
350-ton Longking ZL230E is the biggest, baddest battery mining rig you can buy

Zijin Longking rolled into a media ceremony in Longyan City, Fujian Province this week with the all-electric ZL230E electric mining truck – a 350-ton GVW haul truck that sits in a class of its own as the single largest-tonnage battery electric mining t…

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

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.