March 31, 2021
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WTW21 Green Hour on-demand
If you missed or want to re-watch sessions from WTW21 Green Hour, you can access the event on-demand through April 9. On-demand also provides access to Advanced Chassis Updates, exhibitor demos, and 770+ products. Registration and an active WTW21 Planner are required (NTEA/GTA member $49/nonmember $79).
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2021 Fleet Purchasing Outlook
NTEA’s ninth annual Fleet Purchasing Outlook analyzes vehicle acquisition trends for the work truck industry. Combining current survey results with data from previous studies, this report delivers year-to-year comparisons for benchmarking purposes and insight into the fleet perspective. NTEA/GTA members free/nonmembers $199 (PDF format only)
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SEA Electric announces Australia’s first electric truck production
The Melbourne-based company SEA Electric has launched volume commercial production of electric trucks. Two SEA Electric-badged vehicles, the SEA 300 and SEA 500, based on the Hino 500 Series and Hino 300 Series models, are now available for purchase in Australia.
Redmark adds hybrid-electric upfits, charging services to company offerings
Redmark, a provider of advanced fuel vehicle services in the Rocky Mountain region, has formally launched its hybrid-electric upfits and charging station services program for fleets.
Redmark is a sales and installation partner with XL Fleet, an electric powertrain systems developer and provider of electrification technology for fleet vehicles.
Lion Electric and Geotab collaborate to optimize zero-emission heavy-duty fleet operations
Lion Electric has collaborated with Geotab to power the LionBeat advanced electric vehicle telematics system. LionBeat has been developed specifically for electric vehicles, offering a robust and flexible telematics suite intended to optimize all aspects of electric fleet operations including productivity, safety and cost by leveraging real-time vehicle data - ultimately helping to reduce total cost of ownership for fleet operators while maximizing their return on investment.
Purolator hits road as electric company
Purolator is taking another step in greening its fleet with the arrival of fully electric curbside-delivery trucks in Vancouver — the first to be launched nationally by a Canadian courier company, according to the company. The new 18-foot electric delivery trucks and electric-cargo bikes (e-bikes) expand Purolator’s fleet of innovative eco-friendly vehicles already in use on the streets of Montreal and Toronto.
DHL Express to deploy 89 electric delivery vans in New York and California
DHL Express, the express delivery arm of global postal giant Deutsche Post DHL Group, plans to deploy 89 Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans this year in New York and California. The deployment follows an initial pilot program in the U.S. last year using nine of the same vans, manufactured by Lightning eMotors.
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