For the past several editions of our annual truck preview, electric vehicles have crept more and more into our coverage. This year, electric technology dominates this report, as competition within the zero-emission delivery space intensifies among the major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). A decade or so ago, a number of technologies emerged to serve the growing need for greener fleets, but it seems that these days, battery electric vehicles aren’t sharing the spotlight with many other categories.
Here’s a look at some of the biggest news in that realm, as well as a few updates for more traditionally fueled vehicles ― which, of course, still make up the vast majority of delivery trucks on the road and likely will for quite some time.