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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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For some (not all) use cases, the economic advantages of going electric have been clear for a long time, and yet we’ve seen a dozen EV manufacturers go bust while trying to address the commercial market, while fleet operators continue to buy diesel vehicles, which continue to belch out clouds of oily black smoke.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Some makers suggest hydrogen fuel cells will be the way to go; the most promising application seems to be long-haul trucking with few or no stops. In California, several utilities offer incentive programs to buy down the capital equipment cost for their customers, a model other states should consider emulating.”. Stay tuned.

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WattEV aims to operate 12,000 electric trucks-as-a-service and a charging network to support them by 2030

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And you couple that with unknown range, insurance and maintenance, and there’s plenty of reasons why these drivers aren’t going to the dealerships and buying these trucks right away. Charged : The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are in the news quite a lot these days. Are you actively working with them as an organization?

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

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The primary customers right now are the ports—Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles­—and the ports around the country are usually in urban environments. Therefore, a lot of electric and hydrogen vehicles are being brought into that market quickly. This article appeared in Issue 64: April-June 2023 – Subscribe now.