Top 8 Electric Truck startups

Updated: Feb 26, 2026
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These startups manufacture eco-friendly electric trucks.
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Nevoya
Country: USA | Funding: $12.3M
Nevoya is a transportation company using exclusively electric trucks. It purchases electric trucks and transports freight for Fortune 500 companies (seeking to lower carbon emissions) at prices comparable to those of similarly sized diesel trucks. Nevoya achieves this efficiency through the use of artificial intelligence. It uses AI to optimize trucking routes, selecting and balancing loads with suitable trucks for maximum efficiency while minimizing energy consumption. The company also uses AI to optimize charging schedules and battery management, as well as early fault detection, thereby reducing maintenance costs.
2
Workhorse
Country: USA | Funding: $387.7M
Workhorse is an electric truck manufacturing company that also offers aerial logistics solutions. The company produces several models of medium-duty electric vehicles with batteries of approximately 200 kWh and range of up to 150 miles on a single charge. These models include last-mile delivery van, shuttle bus with flexible seating for up to 14 passengers, school bus, box truck with various wheelbases and a payload capacity of up to 5,000 pounds and work truck with flatbed, flatbed or utility bodies and variety of configurations. The company also sells separate chassis which can be adapted to custom body types. Workhorse has teamed up with fellow electric truck manufacturer Motiv.
3
Einride
Country: Sweden | Funding: $865M
Einride produces autonomous electric trucks, develops charging station infrastructure in Europe and provides transportation services. Einride trucks are cable-free and controlled by a Control Tower. The self-driving system combines high-precision sensors and an AI model that processes over 5.2 million data points per second, providing seamless perception, precise object detection and intelligent navigation on complex routes. The company also creates corporate fleets of electric trucks, from planning and deployment to full operation. Einride's Saga software allows fleet management and makes freight transportation more intelligent. Through continuous data collection, Saga manages, monitors and optimizes road freight transportation using artificial intelligence. Einride partners with some of the world's largest companies, including PepsiCo, Heineken, DP World, GE Appliances, and Philips. Acquired by Legato Merger Corp
4
Harbinger
Country: USA | Funding: $362.7M
Harbinger manufactures medium-duty commercial electric trucks. Harbinger's scalable chassis is designed to accommodate the most popular medium-duty truck body styles on the road today. Its independent front suspension reduces front overhang and the tightly integrated battery, powertrain and frame provide ample floor height for easier loading and more usable space. Harbinger's specialized powertrain is designed for the harshest commercial trucking conditions and (as advertised) has a 450,000-mile lifespan. The battery packs are available in 35 kWh increments. The company builds fleets for utilities and large corporations and partners with industry leaders in charging infrastructure.
5
TELO Trucks
Country: USA | Funding: $26.8M
Telo Trucks produces compact electric pickup truck MT1 for city dwellers and weekend adventurers. It's advertised as having the capabilities of Toyota Tacoma, range of Tesla and dimensions of MINI Cooper. MT1 offers 350-mile range, 106 kWh battery and 20-minute (20-80%) fast charge. It features standard five-passenger cab and 5-foot-long bed with an adjustable middle partition that either expands the bed to accommodate 4-by-8-foot sheets of plywood with the tailgate up or accommodates up to eight passengers. A specially designed under-bed storage tunnel doubles as third-row footwell, allowing comfortable seating for up to eight passengers.
6
Edison Motors
Country: Canada | Funding: $2.4M
Edison Motors produces hybrid electric-diesel trucks. They combine a small diesel generator (Scania) to charge 110–330 kWh batteries, while electric motors that enable instant torque and regenerative braking, reducing wear on mechanical components. The heavy-duty truck is designed for operation in remote and harsh conditions and comes in ready-to-use configurations for use as a tractor, logging truck, snowplow or tractor with a three-wheel winch. The company also develops kits for converting conventional pickup trucks into extended-range hybrid electric vehicles. These kits include electric axles and batteries, and diesel generator that provides extended range.
7
AVEVAI
Country: Singapore | Funding: $2M
AVEVAI produces electric commercial light truck, electric minivan, fully electric bus, electric commercial three-wheeler and e-scooter. The electric truck IONA has a range of over 200 km, top speed of 75 km/h and payload capacity of 500 kg. The IONA S minivan has a range of 230 km and top speed of 100 km/h. The company also provides commercial truck fleet management services and develops eFleet.io - web and mobile software for electric vehicle management, vehicle data collection, analytics, routing and dispatching, charging management and fleet maintenance/health tracking. AVEVAI has also developed GEMS - supercapacitor technology, which can increase vehicle efficiency by up to 50% and reduce the total cost of ownership.
8
HYGN Energy
Country: Canada
HYGN Energy produces hydrogen hybrid engine retrofit kits for truck fleets that reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Its HY-RANGER alkaline electrolyzer modules integrate with existing gasoline and diesel vehicles, adding hydrogen to the engine for improved combustion—without the use of rare earth elements, membranes, or high pressure. Built with UL/CSA-certified components and featuring automotive-grade safety, the kits are quick to install, operate reliably in Canadian conditions, and connect to telematics for performance tracking. The company promises fuel savings of up to 20% and emissions reductions of up to 100%.
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