Time to embrace some EV realities
There’s a moment when you’ve been working toward something where that “something” becomes very real and all the excitement you used to feel about it takes a back seat to the challenges that lie ahead. Moving forward means taking a deep breath, swallowing hard and remembering why you started down this path in the first
Time to embrace some EV realities
There’s a moment when you’ve been working toward something where that “something” becomes very real and all the excitement you used to feel about it takes a back seat to the challenges that lie ahead. Moving forward means taking a deep breath, swallowing hard and remembering why you started down this path in the first
Tevva hydrogen-electric truck launches in the UK
Electric and hydrogen truck company Tevva has launched its 7.5-tonne hydrogen fuel cell-supported heavy goods vehicle (HGV) with a 310-mile range, manufactured, designed and mass-produced in the UK. By adding a hydrogen fuel cell system to its battery-electric HGV design, Tevva says the fuel cell system tops up the battery, extending the vehicle’s range and
Hydrogen Working Group working to advance transportation
Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have come together to form the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The organization is a collaborative forum to advance sustainable transportation technology. “An opposed-piston engine with hydrogen combustion could well provide the best-known thermal efficiency from a reciprocating engine, with the potential to match the in-vehicle efficiency
Volvo Trucks showcases new hydrogen fuel cell truck
Volvo Trucks says it has begun testing hydrogen fuel cell trucks that will have a range of up to 1,000 km (approx. 621 miles). Currently, Volvo Trucks offers battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas, but in the second half of this decade, fuel cell electric trucks powered by
$16M awarded for commercial zero-emission vehicle infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) funding allocation of $16.24 million was recently awarded to provide incentives to purchase infrastructure equipment for medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) operated and domiciled in California. The EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles Project funds are being implemented by CALSTART via “EV Fast Track.” EnergIIZE has a total authorized
Hopium reveals closer look at hydrogen-powered prototype sedan
One year after the presentation of the first Hopium Machina rolling prototype, Hopium reveals its concept car, Hopium Machina Vision, and offers for the first time a look inside the cabin. At the front, the company says a pillar-to-pillar display provides a digital landscape of information, accessible to both driver and passenger. It can transform
Hydron hydrogen-powered, autonomous trucks to hit U.S. roads in 2024
The co-founder of autonomous driving company TuSimple, Mo Chen, has started a new company, Hydron, committed to developing, manufacturing and selling hydrogen-powered trucks equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving technology. Hydron says it wants to become a leading provider of hydrogen-powered autonomous trucks and refueling infrastructure through partnerships to become a complete solution provider for
Toyota develops portable hydrogen cartridge prototype
Toyota Motor Corporation and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc., have developed a working prototype of a portable hydrogen cartridge. This cartridge design will facilitate the everyday transport and supply of hydrogen energy to power a broad range of daily life applications in and outside of the home. Toyota and Woven Planet will conduct proof
BP, Linde plan CCS project for decarbonization across Texas Gulf Coast
BP and Linde, a multinational chemical company, have announced plans to advance a major carbon capture and storage project in Texas that will enable low-carbon hydrogen production at Linde’s existing facilities. The development will also support the storage of carbon dioxide captured from other industrial facilities – paving the way for large-scale decarbonization of the
Hyzon Motors announces Repower fuel cell conversion program
Hyzon Motors says it plans to allow customers to exchange their used diesel truck chassis for conversion to fuel cell electric operation. After removing diesel components, these used trucks will be upfitted with the company’s proprietary fuel cell system, electric drivetrain, and hydrogen storage system through collaboration with Fontaine Modification, the company says. Hyzon projects
We’re Amped to bring you Amped from the 2022 ACT Expo
As soon as Amped co-host and Fleet Equipment Director of Content Jason Morgan stamped his ticket to the 2022 ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., I knew we weren’t going to be able to let him go at it alone. So, I crawled into his backpack and stowed away across the country to join him
