Motiv News

May 18, 2022 Motiv Power Systems announces 6th-generation powertrain, 100 new orders

Motiv Power Systems, a manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and buses, has secured more than 100 new orders via California’s...

May 9, 2022 Motiv Power Systems New President & Talks Growth

Medium-duty electric truck and bus provider Motiv Power Systems announced the recent appointment of Lisa McClung as president and chief...

April 19, 2022 Purolator “steps up” to innovate for the climate

Purolator couldn’t wait. Their hard-working and ubiquitous step-vans were emitting large volumes of greenhouse gases, but medium- and heavy-duty electric...

March 8, 2022 Electric Truck With 3-Ton Payload Goes 150 Miles On A Charge Using Tech From Motiv And ONE

An electric truck hauling 6,000 pounds of payload “easily” traveled 150 miles south from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to...

December 14, 2021 Is It Time For The Humble Yellow School Bus To Go Green?

For decades, the yellow school bus has been a regular part of family life in America. If only those seats...

September 27, 2021 How fleets with an owner-operator model can go greener

With historic driver shortages, few companies can get by without owner-operator partners. They fill a vital role in keeping things...

August 31, 2021 ACT Expo 2021: Fifth Annual Fleet Awards Honors Green, Sustainable Fleets

At this year’s ACT Expo annual Fleet Awards event, seven fleet operators were recognized for extraordinary accomplishments that serve as...

August 8, 2021 Riding On Electric School Buses (ESBs) Improves Your ABC’s

Decades of public health studies have indicated significant respiratory and cognitive impacts associated with high levels of gas and diesel...

July 13, 2021 Fewer tools and techs needed for electric trucks but plenty of service challenges remain

Experts say that electric trucks have far fewer parts and require much less maintenance compared to internal combustion. Naturally, this...

July 5, 2021 Curbside-Delivery, Electrified!

As governments and carmakers pledge to be net-zero emissions by at least 2050 – and often before – some fleet...

June 29, 2021 EV tech training ‘all the rage’ as California college pursues all-female EV tech academy to help meet demand

With more all-electric vehicles hitting the road than ever before, industry experts think it’s a good idea to train technicians...

June 9, 2021 You Bet, We Still Care About Sustainability

The pandemic put new strains on supply chains, but that didn’t stop companies from launching initiatives to shrink their carbon...