Already in production since late 2023 for delivery to São Paulo, the eO500U is designed, developed and built at the company’s facilities in ABC Paulista, São Caetano do Sul.

Jim Castelaz, who founded the company back in 2009 and is now Chief Technology & Revenue Officer, described Motiv to T&BB as “Silicon Valley meets Motor City”.

Speaking with T&BB at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Eric Fisher, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Blue Arc, said that the group tried first of all to partner with various body builder partners and promising startups before eventually deciding to chart its own course.

The zero-emissions “Erga EV” was first unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show last October.

The ‘Novo Volt’ is a coach measuring approximately 7.3 metres in length and carrying up to 29 passengers.

Located at Vrachtwagenparking Ketenis, the hub has ten combined charging system (CCS) chargers which can be plugged into twenty trucks at once, delivering 400 kW of power to each vehicle.

The order came from Legend Transportation, which provides freight transportation services to clients on routes between the West Coast and the Mid West of the United States.

The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to explore potential collaboration in EV developments, components and joint business opportunities with a focus on the European and South American markets.

In June, Peterbilt celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th Model 589 to a customer based in Dixon, California.

Tractor sales in FY 2023 (financial year ending March 31, 2024) increased by 19.0% to 69,089 units.

With these vehicles from Peterbilt, Einride will begin offering electric freight transportation, including infrastructure and telematics, to customers in North America.

Demand for medium and heavy rigid trucks across India declined by 4.4% to total 250,969 units in FY 2023.