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Electric vehicle makers are beginning to recognize that charging is so critical to their mission of selling vehicles that they can’t afford not to get involved in building and operating charging networks.

Logistics companies in Japan, striving to cut costs and make the most out of the pandemic-inspired online shopping boom, are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.

Volvo Trucks North America announced production of the enhanced Volvo VNR Electric model will begin in the second quarter.

Ford Motor Co.’s market value topped $100 billion as investors bet on the 118-year-old automaker’s prospects in the dawning electric age.

Aiming to end the sales of internal combustion engines in California in coming decades, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 10 made public his proposed $286 billion spending plan for 2022-23 that calls for a $10 billion investment over the next six years to put more electric cars and trucks on roadways and in ports.

Walmart Inc. is betting big on its service to deliver groceries directly into customers’ refrigerators with an expansion of its InºÚÁϳԹÏÍø delivery option, and will hire 3,000 drivers to support it.

General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra showed off the company’s electric Chevrolet Silverado at the CES exhibition, announcing that the pickup will go on sale in spring 2023 to compete with battery-powered trucks from longstanding rival Ford Motor Co. and newcomer Rivian Automotive Inc.

Electric trucks promise many potential rewards for the freight transportation industry. But the experiences of fleets that have begun to deploy these vehicles illustrate an elaborate set of challenges and considerations associated with electrification.

Mack Trucks reported its first fully electric Class 8 vehicle, the LR model, is in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Macungie, Pa.

Ford Motor Co.’s surging stock has given it a market value greater than rival General Motors Co. for the first time in more than five years.