article thumbnail

Daimler, Navistar, Volvo ally for heavy-duty truck charging

Baua Electric

Electric Island – Daimler Trucks North America and PGE – Portland OR Indeed, the Department of Energy lists only nine fast charging stations in the U.S. The first, a joint developed of utility Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America called Electric Island , opened in 2021 in Portland, Oregon.

Volvo 52
article thumbnail

Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

Moreover, the planned joint venture with the TRATON GROUP and Volvo Group for a European high-performance charging network will also make a contribution to paving the way for a carbon-neutral transport industry.

article thumbnail

Tesla expands Superchargers, Volvo electric car, Uber in Oregon, self-driving updates: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, more Tesla Superchargers coming, news on Volvo's first all-electric car, and what Uber wants its Portland drivers to do. Volvo will build its first. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Volvo 76
article thumbnail

Tesla Semi makes a Super Bowl appearance

Teslarati

and E Portland St. Daimler, Volvo, Nikola, and others had sold all-electric class 8 units before Tesla did. A Tesla Semi was spotted in Glendale, and an image was posted to the r/TeslaMotors subreddit. The truck was spotted at North 2nd St. in Downtown Glendale, where people said a stage was being built for a concert.

Tesla 98
article thumbnail

Unicom to order 11 Volvo electric trucks for concrete mixers

Green Car Congress

The 11 Volvo FM Electric trucks will start being delivered in the end of the year. After gaining good experience with a Volvo FE Electric, Unicon is now taking the next big step towards emission-free distribution by introducing a new generation of electric truck mixers with longer range and higher payload.

Volvo 370
article thumbnail

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Receives $20M Strategic Equity Investment from ITOCHU

Green Car Congress

Separately, EnerDel has active relationships underway with automakers Think, Volvo, Mazda, Nissan ( earlier post ) and Fisker ( earlier post ). (At At the recent LA Auto Show, Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker said that his company would announce the provider of their battery packs by the end of the year.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

article thumbnail

EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

Green Car Congress

In November, EnerDel was selected to supply the batteries that will power a DOE-funded smart grid energy storage project by Oregon's Portland General Electric (PGE) that will help manage peak demand and smooth the variations in power from renewable sources like wind and solar.

Grid 218