The founder and former CEO of Barefoot Motors, Melissa Brandao, has started a new venture. Her company, Ambiente Motors, instead of designing electric all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) is now in the process of designing a small delivery truck that’s all electric. The new company is based in Ashland, Oregon and will target the one-ton electric truck [...]
Archive for July, 2010
New Electric Truck Company Aiming for International Market
July 28th, 2010 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Electric Vehicles 
Tags: Barefoot Motors, Battery electric vehicle, Brazil, electric vehicle, United States 
1 Comment »Senate Introduces Bill to Create National Freight Transportation Policy
July 27th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Image by Getty Images via @daylife U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ, Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have introduced legislation that would establish a national freight transportation policy. The legislation directs agencies of the federal government to develop and implement a strategic plan to improve freight transportation, seeking to drop freight-related CO2 by40% [...]
Frito Lay Putting All-Electric Truck to Work
July 24th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Frito Lay in Canada has put an all electric delivery truck to work in and around Mississauga. The truck is made by Smith Electric in Kansas City and is the first of six that Frito Lay will be putting on the road in its Canadian fleet. The Smith Newton is a plug-in electric (or battery [...]
DHL Hybrid Truck by Volvo Debuts in Britain
July 22nd, 2010 Aaron Turpen DHL is running trials on a new diesel electric hybrid truck made by Volvo as the world’s first 18-tonne hybrid distribution truck. The truck is expected to reduce fuel usage by 15% while doing the same job as a conventional truck. The truck is a series parallel, which means it can operate as a hybrid, [...]
