Patrick Gaskins

Lately there has been a lot of activity on the electric and hydrogen-electric commercial vehicle space. It seems like nearly every day there is a new item on a truck manufacturer and a technology company or battery manufacturer entering into... read more

March 2021

Jeff Barron explores how companies entering the electric vehicle and fast charging battery markets will impact the future of the fleet leasing industry’s government sector... read more

Workhorse Group received a purchase order for 6,320 C-Series all-electric delivery vehicles from Pride Group Enterprises. Hitachi Capital America is providing inventory financing for the order. read more

JAN 5, 2021 - 7:00 am

Bruno Wu will step down as executive chairman of Ideanomics on Dec. 31 and Alf Poor will succeed as interim chairman. Wu will assume the role of chairman emeritus, with director Chao Yang also leaving the board for an advisory role. read more

DEC 28, 2020 - 6:07 am

Xos Trucks, a manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles, entered a partnership with DLL to provide financing for electric vehicles. The financing partnership between Xos and DLL will further enable the transition from traditional diesel trucks to electric. read more

DEC 23, 2020 - 6:43 am

Brian Holland

In 2018, the Class-8 Heavy-Duty truck and fleet industry sustained its dialogue pondering the prospects of electrification of vehicles and where they stack up against diesel counterparts. While electrification may cultivate into a possible reality down the road, many in... read more

January 2019

Ryder reserved 500 new Chanje Energy medium-duty electric panel vans, expanding its North American electric commercial truck rental and ChoiceLease fleet. read more

JUN 8, 2018 - 6:52 am

According to ACT Research, U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales rose 13% in 2017 but have declined 23% year-to-date through February 2018. read more

APR 19, 2018 - 2:40 pm