Manufacturers, Fleets, & OEMs

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

Trends From Pickup Trucks' Big Three – Ford, GM, and Ram each reported positive results from 2022. The F-Series is the top truck for its 46th consecutive year, GM sells the most overall pickups for its ninth, and Ram makes gains by leaps and bounds.

 

Stellantis

 

Ram Trucks Made An Inductive Charging Robot For The Upcoming Revolution Truck – The Ram Charger automatically goes under the car to charge its batteries and returns to its resting place when it’s done. [Inside EVs, 1/12/23 (=)]

 

Ram Trucks Knows Its Drivers Don’t Want To Plug In Chargers, So It Made A Robot For That – When you think of charging your electric vehicle, you don’t typically imagine robots involved. But in its quest to make the charging experience for its its new Ram Revolution electric pickup as seamless as possible, Ram Trucks has introduced a robot that can autonomously charge your EV. [Electrek, 1/12/23 (=)]

 

 

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

 

Trucking Technologies Take Center Stage At CES 2023. According to Fleet Owner, “Each year, tech companies from around the world gather in Las Vegas to showcase their latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Recently, the commercial vehicle industry has had quite the footprint at CES, and this year was no different, with various autonomous truck technologies and commercial electric vehicles taking center stage. Prominent areas of advancement displayed and demonstrated included vehicle autonomy, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), tires, electric vehicles and electric charging infrastructure, alternative vehicle power systems, safety systems, and management systems. Sustainability and vehicle software were also common topics.” [Fleet Owner, 1/12/23 (=)]

 

Here’s How This Company Turns Diesel Buses Into Electric Buses – Kleanbus, which just completed its first prototype vehicle, strips diesel engines out of five- to 10-year-old buses and replaces them with electric powertrains. [Electrek, 1/12/23 (+)]

 

 

 

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