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Automakers are targeting the job site with electric pickup trucks.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Paccar is pushing quickly into electric trucks, planning models that range from delivery box trucks to Class 8 tractors, including a hydrogen fuel cell version mated to an electric drivetrain.

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

Tesla Inc. agreed to purchase nickel supplies from miner Talon Metals Corp. as an expected surge in demand spurs automakers to secure access to battery metals and other electric car parts.

Daimler Trucks North America offered an early peek into the engineering and design work behind its SuperTruck II concept vehicle, which the manufacturer plans to unveil later this year.

Eaton Corp. and Shell Electric Mobility separately announced charging initiatives intended to accelerate the market for zero-emission electric trucks.

The U.S. trucking industry is set to be transformed by a handful of states adopting zero-emission vehicle requirements.

Electric trucks promise many potential rewards for the freight transportation industry. But the experiences of fleets that have begun to deploy these vehicles illustrate an elaborate set of challenges and considerations associated with electrification.

Ford Motor Co. will double factory capacity for its electric F-150 Lightning to 150,000 trucks a year and will start taking orders this week for the model, which goes on sale this spring.

Thompson Truck Centers announced that Heniff Transportation Systems reached an agreement to acquire 10 Nikola Tre BEV trucks.