Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2019
NASA is partnering with Virgin Orbit of Long Beach, California, to deliver advanced engine hardware that employs NASA and commercial additive manufacturing processes. The test article delivered more than 2,000 pounds of thrust successfully in nearly two-dozen, 60-second test firings.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The pursuit of contradictory goals is a basic fact of human nature, and the commercial truck industry is no exception. WattEV opened a charging depot at the Port of Long Beach last May, and at least a dozen more charging sites are in the construction phase—but it’s true that many more will be needed.)
Charged EVs
AUGUST 2, 2023
Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. After many discussions with players in the commercial EV field, we realized that the problem was proving the performance of EVs. Rustam Kocher has been a pioneer in the commercial EV field. Everything on a commercial vehicle has to be more rugged.
Charged EVs
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022. Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Stay tuned. Subscribe here.
Charged EVs
AUGUST 4, 2023
Geoffrey Schwartz, Business Development Manager at Littelfuse Commercial Vehicle Products, told Charged some stories to illustrate the chaotic situation that’s delaying the move to EVs. The EPA requirements are that commercial vehicles will have to be 40% electric by 2035. When will they need to go higher than 1,000 volts?
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together constitute the largest port facility in the U.S. It’s green (and white).
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
Electrifying commercial vehicles is a critical part of reducing emissions, so it’s frustrating that the pace of fleet electrification has been so slow. Viable commercial EVs have been around for years, but fleet operators insisted on conducting years-long pilots to prove their reliability. Salim: Absolutely.
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