Idle Giants

The report highlights documented violations:
⚠️ 12 worker fatalities over the last decade
⚠️ Children as young as 13 found working at 9 suppliers
⚠️ $158M+ in environmental penalties since 2006
⚠️ 60% of OSHA violations were at suppliers in AL and GA, where Hyundai-Kia is expanding with public $$

Recall Injustice | Learn the Dirty Secrets Behind Hyundai-Kia’s Clean Cars The push for “clean-energy” vehicles and higher profit margins has come at the expense of workers’ rights and community well-being. Companies in Hyundai-Kia’s U.S. supply chain have been linked to chi...

A coalition of organizations delivered a letter sharing demands for a CBA to improve job standards, create equity measures & ensure corporate accountability in response to widespread labor & environmental violations at companies in Hyundai-Kia’s US supply chain.

Learn more at → Recallinjustice.org

“I Will Do Anything to Stay Here”: What a Just Energy Transition Means to Communities at Risk from Bauxite Mining in Guinea What a Just Energy Transition Means to Communities at Risk from Bauxite Mining in Guinea​

A new report by @inclusivedevt.bsky.social, Action Mines-Guinea, CECIDE and ADREMGUI found that the CBG mine “has expropriated farmland, polluted water sources and caused long-term damage to the livelihoods of people near mining sites.” 3/3

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These automakers are linked to the mine through documented supply chain connections to aluminium producers Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Dadco, which jointly own the mine along with the Guinean government. 2/3

Lead the Charge members call on car makers to monitor Guinea mine expansion after report highlights community concerns - Lead the Charge Car makers should use their leverage on aluminium suppliers to ensure a planned expansion of a controversial bauxite mine in Guinea brings positive development for local communities, after a new...

Lead the Charge member organizations are calling for automakers including Toyota, Ford, GM, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi to monitor the expansion of a controversial bauxite mine in Guinea. 1/3

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“Broken Promises” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability

🔋 Increase transparency about EV supply chains by collecting information about companies throughout the supply chains engaged in mining, mineral processing, and battery production 4/4

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⛓️ Use their position in the supply chain to pressure mines and nickel suppliers to change practices that cause environmental or human rights harm, prevent abuses, and ensure accountability and justice for violations 3/4

The report recommends that electric vehicle and battery makers:

📋 Carry out regular, independent audits of nickel mines to ensure that suppliers respect human rights and the environment 2/4

“Broken Promises:” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses & Increases Climate Vulnerability YouTube video by Climate Rights International

NGOs are calling for automakers to carry out regular audits of nickel mines in the Philippines after research from @climaterights.bsky.social shows negative impacts on local communities, from destroyed livelihoods to pollution that affects drinking water & health 1/4

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New players may have window to disrupt after trucks exit California emissions deals As the nation’s major truckmakers seek to abandon California’s stricter-than-federal emissions rules, experts are weighing whether this U-turn could allow new players to disrupt the market. “All yo…

Legacy truckmakers are suing to protect diesel profits. But new players—Tesla, Windrose, Chinese OEMs—are seizing the moment. The shift to electric is accelerating. If the old guard won’t lead, they’ll lose the market.

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This month in the Lead the Charge newsletter:

🇪🇺 How the auto industry can lead the market to green steel and aluminum in the EU
🫰 Getting to cost-competitive green aluminum by 2040

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Daimler Truck’s Q3 profits dropped 64% in North America, dragging overall profits down 40%. I

s the market’s biggest player falling behind on the future of trucking?

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Over 50,000 call on truck manufacturers to drop California lawsuit Sierra Club, Public Citizen and Ekō have been gathering signatures for the petition, which calls on the four manufacturers suing California – Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, Paccar…

Over 50,000 people have signed petitions calling on the world's biggest truck makers to drop their lawsuit against California and commit to clean trucking. More:

Clean Trucking Takes Off | BloombergNEF Sales of electric heavy trucks are taking off. The analyst team at BloombergNEF recently published a comprehensive factbook that digs into details on sales, policies, truckmaker strategies,…

Electric truck sales rose 140% in early 2025 to 89K units, with much of that growth coming from China. Long-haul models are rolling out, batteries last 700K+ km, and EV trucks now outsell fuel cells 100 to 1.

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NACFE study: electric semi trucks can go the distance, TODAY They're proving HDEVs are ready with real-world electric semi trucks covering hundreds of miles every day, TODAY.

Facts over misinformation: "Battery electric trucks can go the distance." NACFE tracked 13 to fleets prove it. But industry lobbyists keep pushing outlier scenarios to protect diesel while data shows most trucks run <500 mi/day, well within electric range.

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Hold Truck Manufacturers Accountable! In 2023, four major truck manufacturers signed the "Clean Truck Partnership," a landmark agreement committing them to build electric trucks regardless of any future federal policy changes. But…

Join @sierraclub.org to push back on Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, International Motors and PACCAR. Big truck makers are suing California to break the "Clean Truck Partnership," a commitment to ramp up electric trucks.

Tell truckmakers to drop the lawsuit and stick to their promises: buff.ly/4hvyIMS

Truckmakers lobby European Commission to weaken their emissions… Scania, MAN, Volvo Trucks, Daimler, IVECO and Ford sent a letter to EU Commissioners asking to delay Europe’s transition to zero emission trucks.

If they succeed, sales of electric trucks, would be reduced by 27% by 2030–a major setback for logistics firms eager to go electric and waiting for affordable trucks to hit the European market. @T&E. 2/2

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Europäische Lkw-Hersteller wollen CO2-Ziele abschwächen - electrive.net Die Lkw-Hersteller Volvo Trucks, Daimler Truck, Scania, MAN, Iveco und Ford haben die EU in einem Brief aufgefordert, die CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für den

Not only are major truckmakers suing to overturn the Clean Trucks Partnership in California - now Volvo has sided with Daimler and other trucking giants to overturn European CO2 emissions rules. 1/2

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Volvo and Daimler: 100% electric trucks now This Big Trucks lawsuit could be a landmark case: if the truck companies back out of their own agreement to cut pollution and emissions to protect our future, what’s to stop them from dropping future

It’s time for the giants to move. You can sign the petition here: bit.ly/4oWOdRS

#IdleGiants #COP #CleanAirNow #ClimateAction #ElectricTrucks #AirPollution #ClimateJustice

Volvo and Daimler - pollution giants - have huge power and influence to clean up our air and massively reduce emissions by shifting to electric trucks. ⚡

The technology is ready, the trucks are ready and the world is ready.

So why are Volvo and Daimler still lobbying to slow progress?

#COP30 is here! And guess who showed up with yesterday’s technology...

Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG are pushing biofuel trucks at COP30, which is not the solution we need right now. These trucks still pollute the air, lock in fossil-era infrastructure and cause vital forests to be cleared.

Truck manufacturers just had $100m in federal grants axed for zero-emission trucks. Along with the 25% tariff's it’s another blow to an industry that should be helping the U.S. trucking industry not hurting it

The truth is out: Volvo Group in regulatory comments has supported the Federal Government’s efforts to rescind EPA rules on clean trucks. This jeopardizes the company's electrification commitments - and the health of communities most affected by pollution:

Trump: Truck tariffs coming Nov. 1 The president is pushing back a previously planned implementation date for the 25% levies, per a Monday social media post.

President Trump says a 25% tariff on heavy and medium-duty trucks will take effect Nov. 1. But the real story isn’t the date – it’s manufacturers picking the wrong side of history, betting against electric trucks. News via

Daimler CEO just dropped some pretty WILD pro-hydrogen claims Daimler Truck AG CEO Karin Rådström hopped on LinkedIn today and dropped some pretty wild pro-hydrogen talking points. We break them down.

Daimler CEO has been taken to task over an inaccurate post about how great hydrogen trucks are. In reality she’s just putting forward false solutions to avoid meeting their commitments to roll out electric trucks buff.ly/rJaqCx1

Electric Trucks Are Rapidly Approaching A Tipping Point — Just Not In The US - CleanTechnica Sales of heavy duty electric trucks are exploding in some countries but imploding in others, proving that policies matter.

EV truck sales are booming globally, with 89,000 sold in the first half of 2025, but the U.S. is being held back by opposition from truck manufacturers. China leads and Europe grows as fleets with policy support move fast

CARB Slams EPA's "Sloppy" Push to Repeal Climate Finding California's Air Resources Board (CARB) formally opposes the EPA's move to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding, calling the effort amateurish and illegal.

“Stunningly sloppy and amateurish” is what California’s regulator calls the EPA’s efforts to undo its own cornerstone rules on pollution emissions. Ignoring science risks public health, economic stability, and regulatory certainty for the U.S. trucking industry. Read more:

Greenlane tackles EV charging concerns with ‘Charge On Us’ dealer program Greenlane’s “Charge On Us” program, partnered with Velocity Truck Centers, eases EV truck sales by offering $500 charging credits and a six-month Edge platform subscription. The initiative addresses…

Truck manufacturers like to moan about a lack of electric charging infrastructure. Greenlane’s new “Charge On Us” dealer program is stepping up to meet needs - will Daimler and Volvo now do the same? More via @FreightWaves:

Estudo mostra benefícios de frota elétrica de caminhões Análise do Instituto Ar mostra que a eletrificação de caminhões no Brasil pode reduzir em 46% as emissões de gases-estufa e economizar R$ 5 bilhões em custos ambientais e de saúde nos próximos 25 anos

Brazil could slash truck emissions by 46% with electrification, saving R$5B in health + climate costs. Betting on biodiesel risks deforestation + economic loss. The most competitive choice? Zero-emission trucks. Read on here: buff.ly/WFbRnsO

Truck manufacturers must pivot to electric trucks amid 25% Trump tariffs, warn U.S. and EU groups The tariffs are expected to further drive up truck prices, in addition to previously imposed tariffs on aluminium and steel. The setback for truck manufacturers by the Federal Government follows…

Talk about a misstep. Truck manufacturers rowed in with the Trump administration in trying to shut down the electric truck market and now it's slapping them with 25% tariffs on heavy truck imports - slated to take effect today. More: buff.ly/W9XUIGP