Orange EV has deployed its 2,000th electric terminal truck, delivering the milestone unit to Coke Canada Bottling for zero-emission yard operations across British Columbia and Quebec. The deployment expands the electric fleet at the family-owned bottler, one of Canada’s largest beverage manufacturers and distributors, and coincides with Coke Canada Bottling naming the truck maker a 2025 Supplier Partner Award winner. Orange EV, the Kansas City–based manufacturer of purpose-built electric terminal trucks, has now placed trucks with more than 370 fleets across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
Highlights
- The 2,000th truck was delivered to Coke Canada Bottling, expanding its electric fleet across facilities in British Columbia and Quebec.
- Orange EV’s deployed fleet has surpassed 12 million key-on hours and 33 million miles across more than 370 fleets in over 41 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, and the Caribbean.
- The company reports an average uptime rate of roughly 97 percent across all deployments.
- Each electric truck eliminates an estimated 80 to 90 tons of CO2 annually compared with a diesel yard truck, according to Orange EV.
A Milestone Delivery for Coke Canada Bottling
The 2,000th unit went to Coke Canada Bottling (Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.), a family-owned independent business and one of Canada’s largest beverage manufacturers and distributors. The deployment expands the bottler’s use of zero-emission electric terminal trucks across facilities in British Columbia and Quebec, part of its effort to reduce carbon emissions while improving operational efficiency.
“As a family-owned, generational business, we are proud to continue growing our electric fleet and advancing opportunities to reduce our carbon emissions while managing our environmental footprint,” says Tony Chow, President, Coke Canada Bottling. “We are pleased to partner with Orange EV and congratulate their team as they achieve this exciting milestone.”
A Fleet Past 12 Million Operating Hours
Orange EV’s electric yard trucks have surpassed 12 million key-on hours and 33 million miles of operation across more than 370 fleets in over 41 U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, and the Caribbean. Across all deployments, the company reports an average uptime rate of roughly 97 percent, addressing equipment reliability and availability — among the industry’s most persistent concerns in mission-critical yard environments.
The Case for Electric Yard Operations
In high-throughput logistics operations like Coke Canada Bottling’s, downtime directly affects efficiency and costs. As fleet managers face pressure to improve productivity and predictability across their supply chains, Orange EV positions electric yard trucks as the most validated application of heavy-duty EVs in North America.
The trucks operate across distribution centers, logistics hubs, ports, and intermodal facilities throughout North America, including some of Canada’s most demanding winter environments. The lineup ranges from the e-TRIEVER platform, used across warehouse and distribution operations, to the high-capacity HUSK-e built for intensive port and heavy-duty applications. According to the company, customers are reducing exposure to diesel fuel price volatility, lowering maintenance-related disruptions, and improving day-to-day reliability, while each truck eliminates an estimated 80 to 90 tons of CO2 annually compared with a diesel yard truck.
Standardizing Around Electric
“Delivering our 2,000th truck is more than a production milestone, it reflects a broader industry tipping point,” said Kurt Neutgens, Co-Founder, President, and CTO of Orange EV. “Having done calculations under real-world conditions and duty cycles, fleet operators are no longer asking whether electric yard trucks can do the job. They are now asking how quickly they can standardize around Orange EV solutions to improve their uptime, predictability, and total cost of ownership.”
The 2,000th deployment coincides with Coke Canada Bottling naming Orange EV a 2025 Supplier Partner Award winner at its annual Supplier Partner Forum. The partnership reflects how logistics operators are adopting electric yard trucks as practical, proven operational upgrades rather than experimental sustainability initiatives.
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