New Texas Fuel Cell Gigafactory Pours More Cold Water On Clean Power Foes
If all goes according to plan, by 2027 Ballard Power Systems will be operating its new fuel cell factory in Texas at the 3-gigawatts level.
electric heavy-duty trucks
A Rational Approach For Installing Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Hubs
Heavy-duty trucks are only 5 percent of all the vehicles on the road in the US but are responsible for 25 percent of vehicle emissions. Since emissions from cars and trucks are the single greatest source of the nation’s emissions, it is clear that having a larger electric truck fleet … [continued]
Einride Smartcharger Station Unveiled in Los Angeles, North America’s Largest Operational Charging Site for Electric…
Strategically located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Lynwood Smartcharger Station will serve Einride customers to fast track the region to electric freight with 65 chargers having the ability to charge 200 vehicles a day The Smartcharger Station was built in partnership with Voltera, a developer … [continued]
Electrifying Construction Equipment — Volvo CE Deep Dive
We write and talk a lot here on CleanTechnica about the electric vehicle revolution, but we often focus on passenger EVs — cars and trucks normal consumers buy. There’s a whole world of heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial electric vehicles that get a bit less attention, but this market is growing. We recently interview Dr. Ray Gallant, Vice President of Sustainability and Productivity Services at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), as well as Volvo CE’s Tora Leifland, Head of Public Affairs, and Daniel Black, Product Manager, to further dive into this world in a three-part podcast series.
Scania, Mercedes-Benz, MAN The Only EU Truck Brands On Track To Decarbonise — New Study
EU needs stricter truck CO2 standards to help its laggard manufacturers compete with Tesla and BYD.
Charging Depot For 96 Electric Trucks Coming To Livermore, California
East Bay Community Energy is a not-for-profit public agency that operates a community choice energy (CCE) program in the California Bay Area for Alameda County and fourteen incorporated cities, serving more than 1.7 million residential and commercial customers. East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) recently announced a new financing program to … [continued]
1st Volvo Electric FM 4×2 Truck In South Africa Delivered To KDG Logistics
The company will use the Volvo Electric FM 4X2 to move new passenger vehicles between factories/storage facilities and the Durban Port.
NREL & Volvo Group To Chart Course Toward Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles
In collaboration with Volvo Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers charted a path forward for achieving a zero-emission future for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs). Together, the industry/research team explored the current status and mapped the opportunity space and the requirements for various technologies that could help turn that … [continued]
Study: Electricity Moves Heavy Loads Cheaper Even When Diesel Prices Are Low
At the Tesla Semi unveiling in 2017, Elon Musk announced that the all-electric truck would have a range of up to 500 miles on a single charge and be able to carry up to 81,000 lb. He also revealed that the Semi would be equipped with active safety features, a … [continued]
My Tour of Lightning eMotors
I was impressed pulling into the lot at Lightning eMotors. A hundred or more white vans from Ford and GM were arrayed in rows, waiting for their turn to be transformed into battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Lightning eMotors, covered by CleanTechnica in 2021 here, here, and here, specializes in creating … [continued]
