The new Rivian Quad-Motor R1T and R1S are absurdly fast EV trucks, but they are the opposite of what Rivian needs right now.

"A very amazing truck!" All-electric Mercedes semi-truck sets strange world record with six-hour backward drive: 'Impressive to see' first appeared on The Cool Down.

E ffortless power, substantial towing capacity, and extreme efficiency are all hallmarks of the new echelon of electric ...

More than 15 percent of medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold statewide in 2023 were zero-emission. But the road has been bumpy ...

Several state programs underwrite some of the cost of electric trucks, which can cost about $435,000 — about three times the price of a diesel rig. That’s not to say California isn’t ...

That was good enough to secure a world record for continuously driving backward in an articulated truck – and a world's first for an electric-only truck. The previous record was 55.34 miles (89. ...

Without that aid, the trucks cost $500,000. Truckers make money by wringing as many hours as possible out of trucks. But electric rigs can take up to two hours to charge.

Almost all of them run on diesel engines. In 2017, some 260,000 new big rig trucks will be on the road, according to ACT Research.

Few electric big-rig assembly lines yet exist and an electric big-rig cab can cost up to three times as much as a diesel version — around $450,000. Scaling up production — in a big way ...

A Rivian R1T helped a truck driver get his big rig unstuck. The electric pickup was hooked up to the rear of the trailer. It only took a few seconds to get the semi-truck back on the road.

Nebraska's attorney general is taking on the nation's top four big rig makers, claiming they're colluding to eliminate diesel engines and move to all-electric.Mike Hilgers filed an antitrust suit ...

The P7-C is a ground-up rethink on how to build a Class 4 truck (Class 4 trucks typically have a gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, of between 14,001 and 16,000 pounds).