US-based truck rental platform to add 600 electric vans to its fleet
Growing US truck rental platform Fluid Truck announces 600 new electric trucks will be added to its fleet.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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