As electric vehicle technology becomes increasingly viable for commercial trucking, fleets and manufacturers are preparing to put the first generation of battery-electric trucks on the road.
December 14, 2018BusinessTechnologyTCA
Samsung to Build EV Battery Pack Factory in Michigan
Samsung plans to build a $62 million electric vehicle battery pack factory in Auburn Hills, Mich., that will create more than 400 jobs, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced.
November 28, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
ZAF Opens Nickel-Zinc Battery R&D Facility in Montana
Battery technologies developer ZAF Energy Systems has announced the opening of a research and development facility in Bozeman, Mont., according to a Nov. 13 press release. Scientists and engineers at the 8,000-square-foot facility are developing nickel-zinc technologies with an emphasis on performance improvements and cost reduction.
November 15, 2018BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous
Top Lithium Miner Forced to Stay Nimble in Fickle Battery Market
Albemarle Corp., the world鈥檚 largest lithium producer, is planning to expand production in Australia, chasing the market for a form of the metal increasingly being used by the makers of electric car batteries.
November 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Daimler Trucks Backs StoreDot Fast-Charging Battery Startup
Daimler AG鈥檚 truck division is investing in Israeli battery-technology startup StoreDot Ltd., tapping into a supplier that seeks to enable electric vehicles to recharge as quickly as combustion-powered models can refuel.
September 20, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Instantly Rechargeable Vehicle Battery Emerges at Purdue
A technology developed by researchers at Purdue University could provide an 鈥渋nstantly rechargeable鈥 method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, according to the West Lafayette, Ind., school.
July 17, 2017Business
NorthStar Batteries Standard on DTNA鈥檚 ParkSmart Trucks
NorthStar Battery Co. has entered into a seven-year agreement to supply batteries to Daimler Trucks North America as part of DTNA's improvements聽to the next-generation Cascadia truck, including making聽NorthStar's Ultra High Performance Pure Lead AGM batteries 鈥渁 standard鈥 on all ParkSmart-optioned trucks.
September 13, 2016Business
Evolving Battery Systems Could Hold Key To Better Reliability, Power Management
Trucking industry groups and suppliers are exploring a variety of battery technologies that could better manage the power demands of tomorrow鈥檚 trucks while providing greater longevity and reliability.
November 9, 2015Business
Lower Your Battery Costs Easily
When fleets have discharged batteries, how should they deal with them? Battery manufacturers will honor warranties on failed batteries, but not all discharged batteries are necessarily faulty. Identifying a battery's condition is crucial to fleets that don't want to waste time and money returning or scrapping batteries that still could have life in them.
July 23, 2015Special Coverage
Idle Smart Adds Battery Protection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Idle Smart said it has added a new battery-monitoring feature, the company announced during a press conference here March 9 at the Technology & Maintenance Council鈥檚 annual meeting.
March 10, 2014