It also let go of its CEO, Steve Burns, who licensed some of the W-15 technology for a new project. But Workhorse ran into funding problems and decided to shelve the W-15. In 2018, we took a look at the Workhorse W-15, a carbon-fiber plug-in hybrid EV work truck that was designed in Ohio. If news about a US-made electric pickup geared toward the work truck market sounds familiar to you, that's understandable. The $52,500 truck goes into production next year in Lordstown, Ohio, at a former General Motors factory, and unlike forthcoming BEV pickups from Tesla and Rivian, this one is aimed squarely at the commercial and fleet market. On Thursday, Lordstown Motors unveils the Lordstown Endurance, a new BEV truck aimed at the fleet market. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Good news, everyone: the battery electric vehicle market is about to get more crowded. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account The United Kingdom intends for those vehicles to emit “Net Zero” pollution by 2050. Trucks account for 27% of carbon dioxide pollution in Europe. UPS has more than 10,000 alternative fuel vehicles in its global fleet. (WKHS) to design electric delivery trucks. (TSLA) and is working with Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group The logistics company has reserved 125 electric semi-trucks from Tesla It recently announced that it’s buying 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas to help the company deliver its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025. (UPS) said it has invested more than $1 billion since 2009 to develop new vehicle technology. A new “Range Extender” option uses a “significantly smaller and efficient diesel engine to recharge the battery” so they can return to UPS depots. The technology can automatically switch to fully electric. Birmingham and Southampton are introducing “Clean Air Zones” next year in their downtown areas that will charge polluting vehicles a fee to travel through. The 15 trucks can automatically switch between hybrid and fully electric modes in city zones, which is important for the two cities where they will initially be used. “We can serve our customers with lower-emission, alternatively fueled vehicles in places beyond the reach of existing pure electric vehicles at this weight class,” said Luke Wake, director of automotive engineering & advanced technology, UPS International in a release. The company, which is rolling out the vehicles in two cities in the United Kingdom, said the range of the former type of electric trucks aren’t isn’t enough to deliver packages from warehouses in the country. UPS said the new trucks can can travel up to 400 kilometers, or roughly 250 miles - an increase from the 100 kilometer, or 62 mile, limit of a typical electric truck. Demand for electric cars has grown slowly.The electric car revolution is coming.
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