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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

@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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

The world’s largest truck makers (Volvo Group, Daimler Truck AG, DAF Trucks UK, MAN Truck & Bus SE and Scania Group) are pricing electric trucks for scarcity, not scale. Read the full report here: www.erm.com/globalassets... 1/5

Cary, NC has deployed the East Coast's first electric fire truck, proving fleet electrification can power even the most demanding jobs. 🚒 🔋 See what other municipalities can learn from @caryncgov.bsky.social's approach: www.edf.org/Z6CZ

US electric truck infrastructure is getting a boost, with new charging sites planned across California, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas by summer 2026. #🔋 1/4 www.teslarati.com/tesla-lands-...

Don’t be fooled by @Volvo Group’s modest rise in electric truck orders…their sales of heavy and medium duty trucks actually FELL by 25% last year. www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-... 1/4

🚨📢 Good news alert: The number of new electric truck registrations in the EU rose from 2.3% of total registrations in 2024 to 4.2% in 2025. 1/3 🔌🚚 #energyhub www.acea.auto/cv-registrat...

Professor @profdevisridhar.bsky.social @theguardian.com is right to call air pollution what it is: a public health emergency hiding in plain sight. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 1/4

Today we’re reading a new investor briefing from @shareaction.bsky.social titled A Breath of Fresh Air: the risks of air pollution and the opportunity beyond toxic assets. 1/3 👉 Read the briefing at shareaction.org/reports/a-br...

Despite a terrible year in US climate policy uncertainty, and manufacturer efforts to kill progress, US fleets are continuing to electrify. idlegiants.org/news/2026/01... #climatesky #EVsky #🔋 🔌🚚 #energyhub 1/3

The rollback of fuel economy standards in the US is unlikely to benefit consumers. But will it even benefit auto companies? Industry insiders are predicting that the move from the Trump administration could actually end up hurting the US auto industry. 1/5 buff.ly/oRjk3wV

Europe’s biggest truck makers were fined billions for colluding on prices. Now they’re back in court facing even more claims for overcharging customers. 1/4 #bskycars buff.ly/NHAa0kq

China’s electric truck boom is accelerating at a pace few anticipated. 📈Last year, electric heavy trucks made up 13% of new sales. 📈This year, that’s jumped to 22% and projections suggest the market could hit 60% by 2026. 1/5 buff.ly/HoCsO5h

According to McKinsey, the EU trucking industry is being left behind by China, putting EU jobs at risk and delaying the transition to electric transport. 1/7 buff.ly/OPOOzKj

Expect to see Tesla’s new Semi electric freight truck on a highway near you soon. It’s interesting to see how much of the momentum is coming from newer players like Tesla and Windrose rather than the traditional OEMs like Volvo and Daimler. 1/3 buff.ly/WbTkvgX

One in four manufacturers surveyed in the US is reporting that they cut employees in the last month. 1/4 buff.ly/iwTVTAB

Germany just took a big step to support the transition to electric trucking by exempting electric trucks from tolls through 2031.1/3 buff.ly/MqfVjiM

Volvo Cars gets it…so why is Volvo Trucks stuck in the 20th century? 1/6 #EVsky buff.ly/btcGku2

Despite political uncertainty and delay from major truck manufacturers, fleet owners are continuing to make major strides toward electrifying their fleets. According to analysis of actual truck performance on the road, US fleets are continuing to electrify. 1/4 buff.ly/8bwe0Np

The Trump administration says it’s loosening fuel economy standards to benefit US consumers - but Bloomberg predicts that automakers, not consumers, will pocket these public dollars. 1/3 #EVsky #bskycars buff.ly/W5aEAt6

Is your company working to decarbonize its steel supply chain? The Steelmaker Transformation Tracker from @steelwatch.bsky.social is a new tool to help steel buyers make informed decisions based on clear and consistent data across steel companies. 1/2 steelwatch.org/tracker/

Did you know you can buy a battery electric heavy truck for €58,000 in China - while in the US and EU, prices for heavy trucks START at €250,000? 1/3 Read more at → cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...

Does your company source nickel from Indonesia? Don’t miss this webinar from @earthworks.bsky.social and the @thegeckoproject.org. 1/2 Thursday, December 18 20:30 Jakarta/ 8:30 EST/ 14:30 CET Register at bit.ly/obifish Read the story from the Gecko Project: bit.ly/4opVyc0

Why is the cost of heavy duty electric trucks RISING in the US? 🤫 The median price of class 8 battery-electric trucks in the United States has increased 27% since 2020 - while in the European Union, similar trucks fell by 32%. @nrdc.org www.nrdc.org/bio/guillerm... www.nrdc.org/sites/defaul...

Volvo is massively expanding their electric truck dealer network in the US, while at the same time suing California to roll back the Clean Trucks Partnership. 1/3 electrek.co/2025/11/15/v...

Check out this explainer on the state of green steel globally from @bloomberg.com. Some interesting updates: 🇪🇺 The EU is moving faster than any other region in the world, with emissions credits schemes and CBAM driving the transition 1/3 www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #ClimateSky

A coalition of organizations delivered a letter sharing demands for a CBA to improve job standards, create equity measures & ensure corporate accountability in response to widespread labor & environmental violations at companies in Hyundai-Kia’s US supply chain. Learn more at → Recallinjustice.org

Lead the Charge member organizations are calling for automakers including Toyota, Ford, GM, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi to monitor the expansion of a controversial bauxite mine in Guinea. 1/3 leadthecharge.org/lead-the-cha...

NGOs are calling for automakers to carry out regular audits of nickel mines in the Philippines after research from @climaterights.bsky.social shows negative impacts on local communities, from destroyed livelihoods to pollution that affects drinking water & health 1/4 www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

Legacy truckmakers are suing to protect diesel profits. But new players—Tesla, Windrose, Chinese OEMs—are seizing the moment. The shift to electric is accelerating. If the old guard won’t lead, they’ll lose the market. 🔗 Learn more:

This month in the Lead the Charge newsletter: 🇪🇺 How the auto industry can lead the market to green steel and aluminum in the EU 🫰 Getting to cost-competitive green aluminum by 2040 open.substack.com/pub/leadthec...