Electric Truck

Tesla has been selected as the primary supplier for an initial order covering 2,500 battery-electric Class 8 trucks in the United States. The deal was organised by the ZET SCALE coalition, which pools freight demand from major shippers to accelerate large-scale electric truck deployment and reduce p...

Chery Commercial Vehicle showcased its Phoenix heavy-duty trucks at IAA Transportation 2026 under the C&C Trucks brand. The line-up includes a battery-electric model with around 600 km of claimed range and a range-extender version targeting 1,400 km, while both can use a mobile battery-swapping syst...

Truck driver and content creator Tobias Wagner, known as Elektrotrucker, has started a round-the-world journey with a Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. The year-long expedition will cover around 45,000 kilometres across five continents, with no more than 80 charging stops planned along the route.

JUNA, the electric Truck-as-a-Service joint venture between Scania and sennder, now has around 110 electric trucks operating in Germany, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands. After covering 3.9 million kilometres in just over two years, the company expects its European fleet to reach around 150 vehicle...

Scania has introduced the new Dynamic package for its R and S series, with a redesigned front end, digital mirrors and extensive changes to the driver environment. Aerodynamic improvements also reduce energy consumption by up to 3% on electric trucks and 2% on combustion-powered models.

MAN introduced an extensively updated eTGX at IAA Transportation 2026, combining a redesigned cab with improved aerodynamics and a new generation of batteries. Range increases to 660 km with six battery packs, while a seven-pack configuration will extend the electric truck's capabilities beyond 700 ...