Electric Trucks Hit 2,000 Deliveries, 33M Clean Miles

A Kansas City company just proved that the electric truck revolution isn't coming someday. It's already here.

Orange EV delivered its 2,000th electric terminal truck this month to Coke Canada Bottling, marking a turning point for an industry once skeptical that battery power could handle heavy-duty logistics. These aren't tiny delivery vans. They're the workhorses that move trailers around massive distribution yards, operating 24/7 in some of the toughest conditions.

The numbers tell a story of quiet transformation. Orange EV's fleet has logged 33 million electric miles across 370 commercial operations, racking up over 12 million hours of actual work time. The trucks maintain a 97% uptime rate, outperforming their diesel predecessors while cutting costs and emissions.

Coke Canada received the milestone truck as part of an expanded order, just before naming Orange EV its 2025 National Supplier Partner. "As a family-owned, generational business, we are proud to continue growing our electric fleet and advancing opportunities to reduce our environmental footprint," says Tony Chow, President of Coke Canada Bottling.

The environmental impact adds up fast. Terminal trucks typically burn three gallons of diesel per hour, which means Orange EV's deployed fleet has prevented roughly 365,000 metric tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. That's the equivalent of taking tens of thousands of cars off the road permanently.

The Ripple Effect

Kurt Neutgens, Orange EV's Co-Founder and CTO, sees the milestone as proof that fleet operators have moved past the experimental phase. "Fleet operators are no longer asking whether electric yard trucks can do the job," he explains. "They are now asking how quickly they can standardize around Orange EV solutions to improve their uptime, predictability, and total cost of ownership."

That shift from "if" to "how fast" represents a fundamental change in how the logistics industry views electric power. Major companies are discovering that electric trucks don't just reduce emissions. They also cut fuel costs, require less maintenance, and deliver more reliable performance than their diesel counterparts.

The success comes after Orange EV announced a record 600-unit order earlier this month, suggesting momentum is building industry-wide. When family businesses like Coke Canada and massive logistics operations alike choose electric, it signals confidence that the technology is ready for primetime.

Thousands of trucks are now moving goods across North America without burning a drop of fossil fuel, proving that going green and running a profitable operation aren't opposing goals.