Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and PACCAR – which manufactures light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates – was announced in September 2023. The 21-gigawatt hour (GWh) factory is scheduled to begin producing battery cells in 2027. Get started here. –

Mississippi 98

Mississippi North America Batteries Battery 98

Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

Frito-Lay has been showcasing its latest fleet of all-electric Class 8 trucks since it took delivery of the first few of its Tesla Semis in December. 1-megawatt solar carport with energy storage. 1-megawatt solar carport with energy storage. Six Peterbilt 220EV electric box trucks. 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts.

Tesla 141

Tesla Peterbilt Energy Storage Li-ion 141

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Toyota (in partnership with Peterbilt and others), Hyundai and Nikola are the early leaders in hydrogen being a fuel source for over-the-road trucks, highlighted by what they are doing at the Port of Long Beach and elsewhere in California. See Clean Fleet Reviews at the end of the story. 2017 Mirai review here. 2019 Mirai review here.

Toyota 64

Toyota Hydrogen Lexus California 64