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Exclusive: Ford E-Transit gets 186-mile option starting May 11, vanlifers rejoice

Ford will announce a larger extended-range battery option for their market-leading E-Transit electric van on May 11. The new battery will have an estimated 186 miles of range. We’re at ACT Expo this week, the industry’s largest advanced truck expo, where we met with Ted Cannis, CEO of Ford Pro, Ford’s commercial vehicle arm. Cannis gave us some insight into how Ford’s commercial vehicle…
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Volta Trucks taps EAVX to provide custom vehicle bodies ahead of US launch this year

After recently kicking off series production in Europe, Volta Trucks is making moves across the pond as it looks to launch its commercial EVs in the US later this year. Today, the startup has announced EAVX will help design custom truck bodies for the Zero trucks ahead of full production. Volta Trucks is a London-based commercial EV startup that is less than four years old yet sits on the cusp…
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Kodiak Robotics introduces an autonomous electric Class 8 truck

Autonomous freight technology developer Kodiak Robotics has unveiled an all-electric, self-driving Class 8 truck on display at the ACT Expo this week. The autonomous electric truck is a Peterbilt EV upfitted with Kodiak’s “Driver” sensor-pod technology. Check it out. Kodiak Robotics was founded in 2018 with the purpose of developing an autonomous technology stack that is purpose-built for…
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Tesla's slight price increase results in a discount on new inventory

Tesla has implemented a very small price increase on Model 3 and Model Y. It’s so small that it’s hard to explain, but it does result in a discount on new inventory vehicles. After consistently and gradually increasing its electric vehicle prices over the last two years, Tesla has started bringing those prices down in 2023 to keep demand up. It started with a big price drop in early January…
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