Construction Fleet News

SACRAMENTO, CA - $11 million of funding is still available to California fleets, public or private, to purchase hybrid or electric buses and trucks through the California Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.

Tags: California, electric vehicle, Grant funding, HVIP, hybrid electric vehicles

CORONA, CA —Vantage Vehicle International, Inc., a Corona, California-based manufacturer of mini-vehicles is pleased to announce the national release of its all-electric utility truck and passenger and cargo van line through a national network of distributors.

Tags: electric vehicle, Utility Vehicle

TORRANCE, CA and GAFFNEY, SC - Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Enova Systems (Enova) announced they have jointly executed a Letter of Intent to enter into an all-electric commercial chassis development program.

Tags: electric vehicle, Enova, FCCC

WAKARUSA, IN - Hundreds of Navistar employees welcomed President Barack Obama to its Wakarusa, Ind., manufacturing facility to celebrate the award of a $39 million federal grant to develop and build all-electric delivery vehicles and bring jobs to the Elkhart County, Ind., communities.

Tags: electric vehicle, grant, Navistar, Obama

SANTA ROSA, CA - Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP has completed an engineering project to develop a four-wheel electric pickup with the majority of the parts and components supplied by US companies.

Tags: electric vehicle, ZAP

NEW YORK – Down East Seafood's owner, Edward Taylor, says his first all-electric, emissions-free medium-duty delivery truck emits no fumes.

Tags: electric vehicle

UNITED KINGDOM – The UK’s Smith Electric Vehicles is about to launch mid- and large-size electric delivery trucks into the U.S. market.

Tags: electric vehicle