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Upstart electric vehicle brand Rivian is extending its reach into the commercial vehicle market, entering into a new partnership with JBPCO. Rivian will provide a modified version of its Commercial Van chassis, complete with the company’s 100 kWh LFP battery and that company’s software stack, including the Rivian “dashboard” and Rivian-developed safety features like automatic emergency braking and a 360-degree camera system. The Rivian fleet chassis will underpin an all-electric version of a Morgan…

The streets of Pompano Beach, Florida will be cleaner and quieter than ever starting this week, thanks to a new, all-electric Mack LR waste truck that was delivered last week! The city revealed the new truck in Coastal Waste & Recycling colors at a local e-mobility event last week. It’s the South Florida city’s first electric garbage truck — but won’t be its last. “We see this as a pivotal moment in our commitment to sustainability. Partnering with Mack Trucks and our dealer network, Nextran Truck…

Ford Pro will collaborate with global sustainability leaders Ecolab to speed up the electrification of its vehicle fleet, with a goal of transitioning to a 100% fully electric commercial fleet by 2030. Ecolab has worked with Ford to reduce and reuse water in Ford’s manufacturing plants since 1925, and the two companies’ joint release celebrates that nearly century of collaboration. Ecolab’s journey towards 100% fleet electrification will begin in California with the conversion of its sales and…

Budding EV charging developer FreeWire Technologies gained a significant player in the automotive industry to help get its turnkey charging solutions out to more customers. Today, FreeWire shared that it has partnered with GM Energy to help deploy the former’s ultra-fast EV chargers to commercial and fleet customers in the US. Although we’ve only been following FreeWire Technologies for the past year or so, the EV fast charging and energy management solutions company was founded in 2014. During its…

With Michelin Connected Mobility, carriers can enhance performance, ensure the safety of goods and employees, streamline maintenance and cut vehicle downtime.New Delhi: To coincide with Solutrans 2023 trade fair, Michelin is unveiling its latest innovation, dubbed Michelin Connected Mobility.Solutrans 2023 is the biennial exhibition at Eurexpo Lyon, France, for freight and urban transport professionals from November 21 to 25.This new, comprehensive and technological…

There’s no way around it, so just let’s say it: On album number three, Greta Van Fleet still want to get the Led out. Despite being praised or damned for its fealty to the hammering of certain gods, the Michigan band is still not remotely backing down from its mission. The vaguely Celtic acoustic intro to “Meeting the Master,” the misty-mountain hopping in “Wasted All Your Life,” the Bonham big-bottom wallop that kicks off “Sacred the Thread,” the howling Plantesque vault in singer Josh Kiszka’s delivery: It’s simply…

On Wednesday, General Motors launched its newest business unit, GM Envolve. The goal is to utilize all aspects of GM to create a new, all-in-one user experience enabling commercial and fleet customers to transition to electric seamlessly. GM launches Envolve enabling fleets to go electric After its fifth straight quarter of growth (+27% YOY) in Q1, GM claimed number one in both US fleet and commercial registrations for MY23 vehicles. With several new electric models launching to join the…

Electrified fleet services provider InCharge Energy has launched a new portfolio of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional chargers that can not only optimize fleet operations but also help bolster the available energy to local grids. InCharge Energy is a Southern-California based developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, offering hardware, software, and specific services to help customers transition to electric vehicles and manage them efficiently. In March of 2022,…

Since Twitter’s purchase, Elon Musk has made numerous changes to the way the platform works. In one of the highly-reported changes, the CEO tinkered with the Blue subscription and asked people to pay for the verification badge. Reportedly, a ‘new’ change is coming to the micro-blogging platform.The company CEO has hinted that Twitter may bring back ‘Fleets’ – but in a new avatar. Fleets is an Instagram and Snapchat-like ‘Stories’ feature that enabled users to post primarily text-based stories that disappeared after 24…

Goodyear has introduced its latest energy efficient tire to its growing portfolio of EV-centric products. The new RangeMax RSD arrives as Goodyear’s most compatible EV tire to date, designed to support regional electric fleets that are prone to higher cargo capacities. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1898, just over a decade after the first automobile was born. With 125 years of experience, it’s no wonder Goodyear has become a household name in tires… and of course blimps. If…