Founded in 2012, Riverside-based Orange EV was the first U.S.-based manufacturer to sell 100% electric yard trucks, and now it’s the first to launch a nationwide rental program for the vehicles.
Orange EV produces electric terminal trucks, also known as yard trucks or mules, which are small semi-tractors that move trailers around a cargo yard. The company started out retrofitting older diesel trucks and electrifying them. Now, it focuses primarily on new trucks built from scratch.
The company…