Electric truck

Many of us will be familiar with package deliveries by truck, some may get their hot meals delivered by cargo bike and a few might even have had meds arrive by drone. Now Renault has combined all three for the E-Tech Master OptiModale concept.

When it comes to hauling cargo within cities, compact battery-electric trucks are becoming an increasingly popular choice. One of the latest, Tropos Motors' Able NXT, features a versatile modular loading system.

EarthCruiser is one of the baddest names in overlanding, and now it's confirmed plans to become one of the baddest names in all-electric overlanding. Starting from the ground up, it will develop a camper solution specifically for electric vehicles.

America's best-selling vehicle series has officially gone electric. Ford kicked off production of the F-150 Lightning today, becoming the second manufacturer to get an all-electric pickup truck onto American roads, following Rivian.

When Ford introduced the F-150 Lightning nearly a year ago, it gave range estimates between 230 and 300 miles. That first figure is spot on, according to the EPA, but the second is actually a little low, with the EPA estimating up to 320 miles.

While hydroelectric dams are capable of generating a lot of electricity, they drastically disrupt the environment. Scientists have now proposed a simpler but still effective alternative, in which electric trucks replace such dams.

Electric vehicles are increasingly including the capability to serve as backup power sources. But how exactly will that work? Ford has provided a closer look at how the F-150 Lightning's 131-kWh battery will keep the lights on in the average US home.

Just over two years ago, Volvo Trucks introduced the VNR Electric regional transport truck to the US market, and now the company has announced an enhanced version – with more per-charge range and faster charging.

Chevrolet blazes a new trail with the Silverado EV, reimagining its full-size truck into a versatile e-pickup with 400-mile range and 664 hp. The electric Silverado sports an all-new look, expandable bed and hands-free Super Cruise with trailering.

It doesn't look like much more than a flat-bed trailer, but REE's new P7 chassis contains all the working parts of an electric delivery truck, school bus, or whatever else you want to build on top of it – plus enough battery for 370 miles of range.

An electric Hummer pickup is cool and all, but it's a nonstarter for the average pickup buyer. GMC has given the world its first impression of a more mainstream pickup today, showing the brightly lit face of the electric Sierra.

Volta Trucks has reached another milestone in its plans to get purpose-built 16-tonne electric haulers onto city streets. Production of the first road-going Volta Zero prototypes has begun at a bespoke facility in Coventry, UK.