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1,000 Mile before Charge! For people struggling with the concept of a lack of charging stations and "range anxiety" with regard to the new electric vehicles, this company appears to have a view into the future - their new truck charges the battery while it is driving so they claim their trucks get up to 1,000 miles before needing a re-charge. Will be interesting to see if this strategy transfers to other manufacturers. https://lnkd.in/gcMnEu4k

If we compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) for various European truck classes and technologies compared to diesel, the Battery electric trucks are projected to be the least-cost decarbonization pathway for most truck classes before 2030. Their lower operational expenses relative to diesel counterweigh their higher upfront cost.#totalcostofownership #batteryelectric

Check out this number 1 trending article on Transport Topics which talks about MTA's recently released report about the reality of electric trucks and alternative fuels. https://lnkd.in/dfXwW6Vv

The shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, with major fleet owners in Australia committing to full electrification by 2030. Brian Innes, Director, shares his thoughts with The West Australian on this emergent trend, discussing how some smaller electric vehicles are already cost-competitive and could even save money for some companies, while larger vehicles are taking longer to reach equal pricing. In his view, the question "isn't so much about the technology; the question mark is over the regulations", as a lack of government action is hampering the adoption of large electric freight trucks, preventing many from being driven on Australian roads. Read Brian's full insights below: https://lnkd.in/gmqpcNmV #PartnersinPerformance #ElectricVehicles #ElectricTrucks #EnergyTransition

Interesting booster strategy. I see this mostly an aid for short hauls as charging infrastructure may not be available to recharge the trailer fast enough. #trucking #trailers #EVs #electricvehicles

There is increasingly little reason to buy the same-old, same-old diesel truck any more. In California, one out of six truck sales in 2023 were zero-emission trucks. Thank you, #LCFS for providing a critical revenue stream to help make the state’s ZEV mandates work!  (Hey, New York: if you want your ACT Rule to work, we'll need a #CFS to provide that revenue stream here too!) And for long-haul fleets that don’t see a battery-electric truck meeting their operating needs, ClearFlame Engine Technologies’s fuel-adaptive trucks are showing how to keep the power, torque, and efficiency of a diesel truck yet operate with lower lifecycle GHG emissions and costs than battery-electric trucks.  Exciting times for decarbonizing and cleaning up the heavy-duty truck and bus sector! More details and links in the comments below:

Einride, a freight mobility company focusing on digital, electric, and autonomous technology, announced the opening of its first US Einride Smartcharger Station in Lynwood, California, in Los Angeles County. The site is located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach along I-710, which handles 29% of all containerized international waterborne trade in the US. The site features 65 chargers with the capacity to charge up to 200 vehicles a day, making it what Einride calls the largest operational charging site for electric heavy-duty freight in North America. The site - built in collaboration with Voltera - will ensure electric fleets can integrate into day-to-day shipping operations while reducing congestion and driver wait time. The charging station currently serves Einride's connected electric fleets, including routes for A.P. Moller-Maersk. Einride plans to make the station available for future customers in order to bolster the freight ecosystem in Los Angeles County. The Lynwood Smartcharger Station is the first of many the company plans to build throughout the country, and it will serve a critical function in installing capacity to service the region connecting the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Future stations are being pursued on both the West and East coasts, and construction is set to begin on new sites later in 2024. To save energy & cost for your business, contact me at https://buff.ly/2EjAMbu. #Reliability #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #Renewables #EnergyAudit #Procurement #Resilience https://buff.ly/4azL3wb

This is another thought provoking piece from Ben Scott and the Carbon Tracker team. I was particularly engaged by this view on the govt: "... its attitude to the industry is akin to a venture capital (VC) approach. The problem with this approach is that the UK needs gigafactory mass-scale manufacturing now – not with small-scale funding spread thinly. That VC R&D phase has gone – we are in mass manufacturing mode now, and a very different approach needed." They go on to suggest what might be done instead, but more importantly stress that speed and size of action are paramount as the UK has much catching up to do. This is probably a good time to highlight how the UK auto sector directly employs 182k (source SMMT), which is more than the heavily subsidised Oil and Gas sector's direct and indirect combined at 150k (source UKEITI). Would love hearing the thoughts others more learned then myself. Dr. Andy Palmer CMG Roger Atkins Dan Caesar Euan McTurk Quentin Willson Sukky Choongh (she/her) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) #stopburningstuff #EVSerious #electrifyeverything

"Electric trucks have the potential to reduce air emissions for communities by eliminating diesel use. Trucks represent 6% of the vehicles on California’s roads, but a quarter of the state’s on-road greenhouse-gas emissions, according to state regulators. California plans to spend $1.7 billion for medium- and heavy-duty infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles by 2026." "A state analysis in 2021 estimated California would have 180,000 medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles by 2030 that would need 157,000 chargers, many of those at depots operated by the fleet owners. The California Trucking Association estimates there are fewer than 700 chargers at depots now." #electricvehicles #charginginfrastructure #electricity #energy #energytransition #energypolicy #infrastructure #transmission #distribution #resiliency

What are the challenges and opportunities of high power truck charging? 🚚 In the next years, long-haul transportation operations using electric trucks will be more economical than diesel trucks.️ Investing in high power truck charging is a savvy business decision for charging point operators, but it often fails due to 3 common obstacles: 🔸 Minimal space for new infrastructure at charging sites 🔸 Power constraints 🔸 Complicated operations In our latest blog post, you can learn about the main charging-related obstacles our team has identified on the road to an electric truck transition and how those challenges can be overcome. 🙌 Read the blog post on our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejyDFcRr #kempower #electrictruck #DCfastcharging