Americans just celebrated one of the most expensive 4th of July weekends on record! High fuel costs continue to drive up the price of moving goods across the country. American consumers and fleets are paying the price. 1/3 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Americans Drive Into July 4 Holiday With Gas Prices Still Stinging

Independence Day period set to be third-most expensive for US drivers on record.

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Wen Han, CEO of Windrose Electric is on a mission to "kill diesel." The timing couldn't be better to talk about affordability. As Americans wrap up one of the most expensive 4th of July weekends on record, the pressure is on to cut supply chain costs. 1/3 www.ft.com/content/a082...

‘We have to kill diesel’: China’s e-truck rival to Tesla seeks $2bn US Spac deal

Windrose Electric chief says US tariffs are not high enough to keep it out of America

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Young, healthy people are dying from extreme heat across Europe. Meanwhile, Volvo Group recently said they have “never, ever invested so much money into combustion engine development as we did last year. So it's definitely not going away.” 1/6 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Europe heatwave: Paris restricts alcohol consumption and sales

Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials bring in alcohol restrictions to ease pressure on hospitals.

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🚚 Big news for the future of clean transportation in California! The @portoflongbeach.bsky.social has officially thrown its support behind Senate Bill (SB) 1213, authored by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes. 1/3 Learn more at → idlegiants.org/news/2026/07...

SB 1213 Advances in Assembly with Port of Long Beach Support and Broad Coalition Momentum

Senate Bill 1213, authored by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes, cleared another legislative milestone yesterday by passing out of the California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee.

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Not only is Volvo collaborating with the Trump administration to overturn climate and clean air laws in the US… Now they are also giving him a platform to push back on life-saving regulations. 1/2 www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...

Trump visits Mack Trucks plant in battleground Pennsylvania district to tout economic agenda as midterms loom

Trump visits Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, touting 32,000 new jobs and 2,600 manufacturing jobs created in the commonwealth.

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18 people died from extreme heat in a single day in France. 55 people drowned. The head of the UN says London is “cooking.” Hundreds of schools in the UK are shuttered. Meanwhile, truck makers are trying to slow the pace of electrification. 1/5 fortune.com/2026/06/23/e...

‘London isn’t just calling—it’s cooking.’ Europe’s largest economies face over $600 billion in heat-driven losses by 2030 | Fortune

Europe's sweltering June is a sign of what's to come.

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European climate regulations are driving the electric trucking transition - and new data from @theicct.org confirms the transition is accelerating. 🚀 idlegiants.org/news/2026/06... 1/4

EU regulation sparks surge in electric truck orders

New data reveals a sharp rise in zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles across Europe, proving that EU climate regulations are successfully driving market adoption. However, experts warn that intense…

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Why is @influencemap.bsky.social warning TRATON investors that the major truckmaker is lobbying against climate and public health policies? Learn more from InfluenceMap’s shareholder resolution at → ca100.influencemap.org/resolution/T... 1/5

Is lobbying against regulation a viable corporate strategy when the market has already chosen its direction? At TRATON Group’s annual general meeting yesterday, investors asked exactly that. www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/... 1/6

TRATON gerät bei E‑Lkw unter Druck

Schwache E‑Lkw-Verkäufe und steigender Wettbewerb sorgen bei Investoren für Zweifel am Kurs des Herstellers.

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Truckmakers like Volvo, Scania & Daimler claim it’s impossible to offer electric trucks at competitive prices. But Tesla is proving them wrong with the Semi, which costs $110,000-150,000 less than Volvo electric trucks and has a much longer range. 1/4 #EVsky www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

Tesla’s Newest Electric Vehicle Could Jolt the Trucking Industry

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Volvo & Scania are facing backlash as media reports reveal that they: 🇪🇺 Urged EU Commission to relax CO₂ emissions rules 🐻 Sued California to end the Clean Truck Partnership 🇸🇪 Enlisted the help of the Swedish gov to undermine clean air protections www.sustainableviews.com/truckmakers-... 1/4

Truckmakers face backlash over push to ease EU emissions rules

Volvo and other companies are facing criticism from campaigners and investors for lobbying against EU zero-emissions standards European truck manufacturers Volvo and Scania are under fire for lobbying...

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Investors recently confronted Volvo leadership at its AGM over a simple question: why is the company falling behind on electric trucks? 1/6 www.affarsvarlden.se/artikel/volv...

Outside the Las Vegas Convention Center at the ACT Expo, clean air advocates and environmental justice organizers call out greenwashing from Volvo and Daimler. 1/5 cleantechnica.com/2026/05/05/a...

Advocates Host Press Conference Outside Las Vegas Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, Calling for Faster Transition to Electric Trucks - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. LAS VEGAS — Today, a group of environmental, health, and environmental justice advocates hosted a press conference outside of...

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With one order, Tesla is about to deploy half as many electric trucks in California as Volvo has in the entirety of North America. 1/5 electrek.co/2026/05/05/w...

WattEV orders 370 Tesla Semis in largest California EV truck deployment

WattEV announced an order for 370 Tesla Semi trucks, the largest single electric truck deployment in California, with 300+ units headed to the Port of Oakland.

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If you thought Volvo undermining electrification progress in Europe was a one-off, you were wrong...it's part of a pattern. 1/4 www.dn.se/ekonomi/ab-v...

AB Volvo i kritikstorm i USA: ”Hand i hand med Trump”

Lastbilstillverkaren Volvo har hamnat i en kritikstorm i USA efter att ha gett sig in i två rättsprocesser på Donald Trumps sida – för att sänka

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A California bill aiming to bring down the price of electric trucks has now passed three committees unanimously and is headed for a vote in the Senate. This is a win for California taxpayers, US trucking and communities affected by deadly air pollution. More: idlegiants.org/news/2026/05...

California Bill on Electric Truck Pricing Aims to Safeguard Taxpayers Dollars

SB 1213 has passed the Appropriations, Transportation and Environmental Quality Committees and will now go for a Senate vote. It aims to bring down the price of electric trucks by tying state funding…

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Some truckmakers are barreling toward an all-electric future - and some are pumping the brakes. @sierraclub.org analyzed the climate track records of major truckmakers to see which are delivering electrification progress & which are holding back fleets. 1/4 www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...

Good news: new guidelines have been released for U.S. states on the data they should collect when processing funding applications for electric trucks with the aim of lowering prices. More: idlegiants.org/news/2026/05...

New Guidelines for States Aim to Lower Electric Truck Price

The guidelines recommend that states begin collecting suggested retail prices set by truck manufacturers, bulk price discounts and the diesel truck equivalent prices to “improve market transparency…

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@hclairebrown.bsky.social at the @nytimes.com does a great job diagnosing why spiking diesel prices mean it’s time for fleet owners to make the transition to electric. 1/7 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/c...

Why Electric Trucks Haven’t Taken Off in the U.S.

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BREAKING: Daimler Truck at its AGM today failed to address investor concerns about low electric truck sales and competitive risk as Tesla roles out its new Semi truck. More: idlegiants.org/news/2026/05...

As Profits Slump, Daimler Truck Ignores Competitive Risk on Electric Trucks at Annual General Meeting

Daimler Truck faced questions at its annual general meeting today over dismal electric truck sales and competitive risk as the Tesla Semi announces mass deliveries in the U.S. and Chinese electric man...

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BREAKING: 18 clean transport groups have written to truck manufacturers calling on them to get their lobby group to drop its legal action against the Endangerment Finding. Read more: idlegiants.org/news/2026/05...

Clean Transport Advocates Urge Truck Manufacturers to Drop Endangerment Finding Legal Action

The letter comes ahead of the annual general meeting of Daimler Truck, the biggest truck manufacturer in the U.S. market, where it will face investor countermotions about competitive risk from the…

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The idea that you can defend diesel today and still lead the zero-emission transition tomorrow is becoming harder to sustain. #Daimler #ClimateHypocrisy #ClimateSky 1/10

BREAKING: California has taken an important first step on tackling high electric truck prices, and helping the U.S. trucking industry pivot away from polluting, high-priced diesel. #ClimateSky #energyhub More: idlegiants.org/news/2026/04...

Today clean air advocates and Indigenous leaders from around the world gathered outside the Volvo group AGM in Sweden to demand that #VolvoSplitFromDiesel. idlegiants.org/news/2026/04... 1/8

Indigenous Leaders and U.S. Clean Air Advocates Call on Volvo to “Split From Diesel” Outside AGM

Volvo Group dominates the global truck markets: in Europe, Volvo has 18% market share and in North America it has 15.8% market share (as of Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 respectively). While it promotes a 2040…

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Electric trucks are ramping up fast 🌏 ⚡ Sales surged in 2024 and are already nearing that total again in the first half of 2025. As diesel prices spike, electric trucks are becoming the best option for businesses looking to cut costs, reduce risk, and move away from fossil fuel dependence. 1/3

What will it take for Europe’s largest truck manufacturers to catch up with new truck makers and cut costs for customers? Our new report, Behind the Curve, highlights three problems and one HUGE opportunity for Volvo, Daimler and Traton’s transition to electric. bit.ly/41PQ4OR 1/7

North America is Daimler’s biggest market. So how is this legacy automaker going to respond when Tesla starts offering a more affordable electric truck that also boasts innovative new features? ¼ www.wsj.com/business/log...

Tesla Finally Has Its First Semi-Truck and It’s Already a Hit With Truckers

Innovations including a centered driving position, fast charging and a 500-mile range are winning over drivers.

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Are you feeling the impacts of spiking gas prices? Clean air advocates are calling on major truckmakers to respond to the fuel crisis by making their electric offerings more affordable for more fleets. Read more at → cleantechnica.com/2026/03/19/d...

Diesel at $5: Clean Transport Advocates Call on Truck Manufacturers to Help U.S. Trucking Switch to Electric - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Diesel prices have surged even faster than gasoline, the national average hit $5.10 per gallon on March 19. Higher diesel mea...

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Thank you to @volvotrucks.bsky.social for stepping up ahead of their AGM! Starting today Volvo will support clean truck regs in Europe & US & commit to lower prices of electric trucks so that more fleets can go electric! April Fools. 🤡 Volvo hasn’t made this commitment. But they should. 1/5

European legacy truckmakers like @volvotrucks.bsky.social and Daimler are all out of time to offer affordable electric trucks that can compete with China. 🔌🚚 1/4 www.reuters.com/business/aut...

European freight truck makers brace for wave of low-cost Chinese rivals

Chinese electric freight trucks are rolling into Europe at pace this year, following the trail blazed by Chinese EVs and threatening to upend the market with better technology and lower prices.

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