OEMs control EV battery specs for the moment, but fleets eventually will be able to specify different chemistries and battery types for their battery-electric trucks based on their needs.
April 11, 2022
Electric trucks will redefine how we move freight, but will the addition of a few tons of batteries demand a redesign of the vehicle itself? Find out.
November 24, 2021
Dropping diesel powertrains for battery-electric means there will be fewer parts to worry about, but procedures will change and new maintenance intervals will be needed.
September 27, 2021
The North American Council on Freight Efficiency’s Run on Less Electric event shows that 5.2 million trucks could be electrified today.
September 23, 2021
Wireless charging by WiTricity for medium-duty and last mile delivery trucks is here now and it works, says WiTricity Chief Marketing Officer Amy Barzdukas.
September 22, 2021
Tire designs for electric trucks will need to account for greater stresses from weight and torque — but they will need to remain interchangeable with existing tires and be retreadable.
September 9, 2021
In an interview with HDT, Volvo Group's CTO Lars Stenqvist explains his company's strategy for integrating hydrogen into a decarbonized supply chain.
May 14, 2021
Meritor shifts focus from drivetrain to powertrain production with the launch of its Blue Horizon portfolio, which includes the 14Xe ePowertrain and power electronics controls.
February 3, 2021
Run on Less 2021 will feature up to 10 Class 3 through 8 electric trucks, drivers, and charging infrastructure systems operating in vehicle-appropriate duty cycles in the United States and Canada.
January 14, 2021
NACFE's latest guidance report examines the feasibility of using hydrogen fuel cells to power zero-emission freight transport.
December 18, 2020
Full-scale production of Volvo's VNR Electric regional-haul tractors will begin in early 2021. The company aims to provide not just an electric truck, but a whole end-to-end solution, including charging and maintenance.
December 3, 2020
What do you need to know about hydrogen fuel cells? Fuel-cell supplier Loop Energy has been around for nearly 20 years, so HDT Talks Trucking asked Loop President and CEO Ben Nyland.
November 16, 2020
How fuel-cell-equipped trucks could put to work otherwise unexploited clean energy.
October 19, 2020
Hino is working with technology leaders such as Toyota, Hexagon Purus, and Xos to produce a low-cost product line up as the industry moves forward to zero-emission trucks.
October 9, 2020
The delivery of Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell electric trucks to customers in Switzerland this year represents the Korean truck maker's first steps toward putting 2,000 fuel-cell trucks into customers' hands around the world by the end of 2021 – including the U.S.
October 7, 2020
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