The electric last mile
Here’s the definitive truth: As the technology stands today, electric vehicles are a fantastic fit for some applications and not so great for others. Last-mile delivery, those routes that bring a product from the warehouse shelf to the customer’s doorstep, happens to fall into that first category. EVs fit in so well here because last-mile
The electric last mile
Here’s the definitive truth: As the technology stands today, electric vehicles are a fantastic fit for some applications and not so great for others. Last-mile delivery, those routes that bring a product from the warehouse shelf to the customer’s doorstep, happens to fall into that first category. EVs fit in so well here because last-mile
Van, step van electrification in Canada, U.S. would save ~5B gallons of gas/year
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI’s latest research shows that vans and step vans in the U.S. and Canada are 100% electrifiable today. Their latest report, Electric Trucks Have Arrived: The Use Case for Vans and Step Vans, calculates that electrification of vans and step vans would result in the avoidance
Evaluating hydrogen fuel infrastructure in the U.S.
The good? Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle range is very close to diesel. The bad? The infrastructure isn’t close to adequate.
NACFE issues first Run on Less – Electric Report
Trucking is in the midst of a transformation as regulatory and societal pressures are causing the industry to look at ways to produce fewer emissions and lower its carbon footprint. While advancements in diesel engine technology have greatly reduce particulate emissions and NOx, meeting sustainability goals will require alternative fueled vehicles, specifically those powered by
What’s setting the stage for future EV growth?
Last month on this podcast, I spoke with Jason Morgan, editor of Fleet Equipment about the EV advancements we can expect to see in the next few years, the solutions to the biggest issues facing electrification today and what an evolving supply chain means for the consumer world. We had a great time – we laughed,
What’s setting the stage for future EV growth?
We discuss the latest electrification research as well as some of the fun EV-focused vehicles found during Industry Week.
Run on Less–Electric shows some trucking segments are ready for electric
The industry will be able to leverage the learnings from the four early-adopter market segments for even greater reductions in CO2.
Volvo Trucks, NFI Partner for Run on Less – Electric
Throughout RoL-E, one of NFI’s Volvo VNR Electrics will be continuously monitored to report a variety of metrics on runonless.com.
Are commercial trucking OEMs betting on all-electric?
As battery-electric and hydrogen-electric commercial truck production grows, where will the alternative fuel chips fall?
