How Did the Electric Truck Factory Become a Lightning Rod in Georgia?

It’s billed as the largest economic development project in Georgia history, an electric vehicle factory that could grow five times larger than the Pentagon and produce up to 400,000 emission-free trucks a year. The factory, which will be built by startup electric car maker Rivian, is heralded by many as a $5 billion transformational investment …

Post Office Gets Gas-Powered Truck Despite Biden Climate

WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat on Wednesday urged postmaster Louis DeJoy to resign, saying President Biden was violating a plan to electrify the federal fleet by placing a multibillion-dollar order for mostly gasoline-powered vehicles. Virginia Democratic Representative Gerald Connolly, who leads the House of Representatives subcommittee overseeing the United States Postal Service, called the …

Electric truck maker Rivian rises in early trading after sale

Shares of Rivian, which has ambitious plans to make electric trucks and delivery trucks, rose on its first day of trading Wednesday, pushing the company’s market value higher than that of major established automakers, even before significant production began. Rivian priced its IPO at $78 per share on Tuesday. It started trading at $106.75, up …

UK Gas Shortages Reveal New Crucial Workers: Truck Drivers

LONDON – For more than three decades, David Carden has traversed England’s Midlands, transporting tens of thousands of liters of fuel from tanks to service stations. The flammable liquid made it a dangerous job that required skill and attention, but when it started to pay off and the benefits were good, it allowed him to …

Volkswagen’s Truck Unit Warns Chip Shortage Will Reduce Sales

Volkswagen’s trucking unit is facing “serious difficulties” in purchasing semiconductors, impacting sales at a time when demand is rising, the company warned Wednesday, and how global chip shortage hinders economic growth. tratonThe manufacturer of Scania, MAN and Navistar trucks said it also suffered from a lack of other critical components. Famines are emerging as the …

Chicken, milkshakes, candy: they get lost in England’s truck

Before Brexit, British trucking companies could quickly and easily recruit drivers from continental Europe.Credit…Ben Stansall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Across the UK, a slowly burning issue has sparked a supply chain crisis in recent weeks as restaurants, supermarkets and food manufacturers have warned customers that some popular products will be temporarily unavailable due to trucker …

Chicken, milkshakes, candy: they get lost in England’s truck

Across the UK, a slowly burning issue has sparked a supply chain crisis in recent weeks as restaurants, supermarkets and food manufacturers have warned customers that some popular products will be temporarily unavailable due to trucker shortages. McDonald’s milkshakes Nando’s chicken, Haribo sweets and supermarket milk are among the products that have become scarce in …