Orange EV Dominates Heavy-Duty Electric Market

2025-10-10T15:03:15-05:00January 24, 2019|Electric Truck Market|

Where is the global electric truck market heading? A recent Trucks.com article summarized findings from Interact Analysis, a British analyst firm. Article highlights: “Smaller, independent truck electrification specialists such as Orange EV…dominate the market now with…heavy-duty models.” “…the electric truck market this year will begin a multiyear run of double-digit increases…” “Awareness in the trucking industry that electrification can reduce fuel and maintenance costs also is increasing…” Cost savings are real and well-documented. Orange EV fleets at moderate use sites report saving $20,000-$40,000 per truck annually in fuel and maintenance alone; $50,000-$60,000 in heavier-use operations. Fleets also avoid Tier 4 [...]

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Understanding the Heavy-Duty Truck Classification

2025-10-10T14:58:02-05:00June 20, 2018|Electric Truck Market|

Orange EV appreciates being included in the “Global Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans Markets Report for 2018-2028”, even if wrongly classified.  In the report, Orange EV is incorrectly categorized as a medium-duty electric vehicle (MDV). By all standards, terminal trucks (aka yard trucks, hostlers, spotters) are heavy-duty electric vehicles (HDV).  According to the Federal Highway Administration, a heavy-duty vehicle has a GVWR >26,001 pounds, and a Class 8 heavy-duty vehicle has a GVWR >33,001 pounds. Orange EV 100% electric trucks have a GVWR of 40,900 pounds and are therefore Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles. Building both new and re-powered terminal trucks, [...]

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Can Shorter Truck Lifecycles Save Fleets Money

2025-10-10T15:00:01-05:00May 26, 2018|Electric Truck Market|

With diesels, yes. But with electric trucks, expect longer asset life and lower operating costs. The HDT Trucking article “Can Shorter Truck Lifecycles Save Fleets Money?” begins: “Want to save money on maintenance? Get rid of your trucks before they start costing you big bucks. A recently published white paper from Fleet Advantage suggests the longer you keep a truck, the more it costs in maintenance and repairs.” The article references a white paper that “uses data culled from 5 billion miles of real-world fleet operations”, almost certainly conventionally fueled fleets. Orange EV’s 100% electric Class 8 trucks have been [...]

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Orange EV Wins Industry-First Approval for California Incentive Vouchers

2025-10-10T15:01:46-05:00August 25, 2016|Electric Truck Market|

California’s Hybrid & Zero-Emission Truck & Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) Speeds Fleet Deployment of Orange EV’s Electric Terminal Trucks KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 24, 2016 –  Orange EV the leading OEM in electrification solutions for industrial fleets today announced that California fleets can save at least $95,000 per truck on purchase of brand new T-Series pure electric terminal trucks with extended duty battery pack.   Orange EV electric terminal trucks have been operating up to 24+ hours per charge at sites from single shift to 24×7 in: railroad intermodal, LTL freight, manufacturing, retail distribution, waste management and warehouse container handling.  [...]

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