ZeroMission View: Orange EV’s 10 Million Zero-Emission Hours, What It Means for Fleets and the Future of Heavy-Duty Electrification

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When a technology moves from possible to proven, the entire industry takes notice. Orange EV’s announcement that its fleet of 100% electric terminal trucks has now surpassed 10 million operating hours is one of those watershed moments that reshapes expectations across heavy-duty transport.

Since delivering its first truck in 2015, Orange EV has put more than 1,600 trucks into service across 40 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. Together, they’ve clocked nearly 27 million miles, eliminated around 200,000 tons of CO₂, and saved operators an estimated $100 million in fuel and maintenance costs. For fleets, these aren’t just sustainability wins, they’re hard numbers proving that electric yard trucks deliver clear financial and operational value.

Why This Milestone Matters

From a ZeroMission perspective, Orange EV’s achievement is more than a celebration of scale. It’s validation of several key truths about fleet electrification:

• Reliability is no longer a question. With average uptime at 97%, these trucks prove EVs can not only match but exceed diesel durability. Some units are surpassing 30,000 hours of operation on their original battery packs.

• Safety and resilience are real differentiators. In more than 10 million duty hours, Orange EV reports zero battery thermal events, a record that builds confidence for safety-conscious fleet operators.

• The cost case is undeniable. Diesel’s total cost of ownership struggles to compete with electric when maintenance, fuel, and uptime are factored in. Orange EV’s savings estimates mirror what ZeroMission sees in fleets worldwide.

• Turnkey EV solutions accelerate adoption. By combining trucks, chargers, and service into one package, Orange EV removes complexity, a critical factor as more fleets move from pilot projects to full-scale electrification.

A Signal to the Industry

This milestone is not just about yard trucks. It’s a powerful signal for the broader heavy-duty market, from drayage and regional haul to construction and municipal fleets. If Class 8 electric trucks can sustain this level of uptime and cost savings in demanding yard operations, confidence will grow across every application.

At ZeroMission, we talk daily with fleets wrestling with the same questions: What vehicles do we switch first? How do we measure uptime? Will the savings really stack up? Orange EV’s record gives us and our customers a clear proof point, yes, zero-emission heavy-duty trucks are already delivering results at scale.

The Road Ahead

With megawatt charging on the horizon, hydrogen corridors emerging, and digital twin tools accelerating operational planning, the industry is entering a new phase of maturity. Orange EV’s 10 million-hour milestone is a reminder that the future isn’t waiting, it’s here, in active service.

For fleets across North America and Europe, the takeaway is simple: the risk of standing still is now greater than the risk of making the switch.

At ZeroMission, we help fleets navigate these transitions with data-driven clarity, from assessing which vehicles to electrify first, to building charging strategies, to measuring performance against proven benchmarks like Orange EV’s.