Daimler CEO just dropped some pretty WILD pro-hydrogen claims [update]
Daimler CEO just dropped some pretty WILD pro-hydrogen claims [update]

Daimler Truck AG CEO Karin Rådström hopped on LinkedIn today and dropped some absolutely wild pro-hydrogen talking points, using words like “emotional” and “inspiring” while making some pretty heady claims about the viability and economics of hydrogen….

Harbinger announces new, low cab forward electric box truck at Work Truck Week
Harbinger announces new, low cab forward electric box truck at Work Truck Week

Harbinger kicked off Work Truck Week 2026 in style with the launch of the HC Series Cab – a totally new medium-duty box truck chassis available in both full BEV and EREV versions and up to 26,000 lbs. of gross vehicle weight rating.

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CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest, heaviest electric drive dozer
CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest, heaviest electric drive dozer

Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open plains for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency rpm diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors has proven t…

ROUNDUP: more electric equipment options than ever at CONEXPO 2026
ROUNDUP: more electric equipment options than ever at CONEXPO 2026

From mini loaders built to get through tight man doors to massive excavators and haul trucks built for real dirt-moving muscle, it was all at this week’s CONEXPO event in Las Vegas – and just about every major OEM was showing off fresh zero-emission ma…

SPAC attack: Einride bets $1.35B that their SPAC will be different
SPAC attack: Einride bets $1.35B that their SPAC will be different

Swedish electric and autonomous trucking group Einride has made progress on its plan to take the company’s stock public through a $1.35 billion SPAC deal with Legato Merger Corp. III following a $113 million oversubscribed capital raise.

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Hitachi unveils full line of electric air compressor solutions at CONEXPO
Hitachi unveils full line of electric air compressor solutions at CONEXPO

It’s not just about emissions, and it’s not just about costs – municipalities across the country are cracking down on noise levels, and construction crews that promise quiet, emissions-free job sites are winning the work.

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Elon’s dirty deals, Tesla’s credit losses, and electric semi trucks save BIG money
Elon’s dirty deals, Tesla’s credit losses, and electric semi trucks save BIG money

On today’s disturbingly dirty episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk is undoing nearly two decades of decarbonization by pumping out massive amounts of pollution to keep his xAI and Grok slop-machines rolling – and hurting some of America’s most vulnerable…

Zoomlion looks set for breakout year with $1.2 BILLION in deliveries
Zoomlion looks set for breakout year with $1.2 BILLION in deliveries

Chinese manufacturing and equipment firm Zoomlion looks set for a breakout year – the company has shipped some 15,000 units with a combined value of approximately 8.5 billion yuan (~1.2B), and we’re barely into March (!).

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Ignore WW3 – these electric excavators are going TO THE MOON [video]
Ignore WW3 – these electric excavators are going TO THE MOON [video]

Engineering startups Astroport Space Technologies and Astrolab have successfully completed a real-world demonstration for their UTIPA Excavator – an all-electric machine designed to become the cornerstone of lunar construction solutions and pave the wa…

Real-world test: electric semi trucks can save fleets nearly $160,000 per truck
Real-world test: electric semi trucks can save fleets nearly $160,000 per truck

After following two fleets over more than a year and 200,000 km of real-world driving, Canada’s most comprehensive real-world test of electric semi trucks showed that fleets can realize nearly $160,000 in savings. Per truck.

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