A couple of years ago, I wrote an article titled “We May Have Been Wrong To Mock GM’s Big Battery Approach To Electric Trucks.” Back then, it was incredibly easy to point and laugh at vehicles like the Hummer EV for carrying around absurdly massive battery packs just to go … [continued]
"For the manufacturing process of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, Fraunhofer ISE focuses on the so-called “hybrid route,” a combination of vacuum and wet chemical processes."
The idea of putting solar panels on vehicles has been around for decades. I can’t say how many companies I’ve seen come and go that planned to produce and sell solar-powered cars. It’s just not the safest and most efficient place to deploy solar panels. However, I’ve never really seen … [continued]
CleanTechnica recently scored an exclusive interview with Ben Hutt, the CEO of Janus Electric. This comes in the context of mainstream media interest in the electrification of the heavy truck industry, trials by Windrose technology and Centurion, and provocative comments from Andrew Forrest of Fortescue Metals, etc. Over the phone … [continued]
Just a bit ago, WattEV ordered 370 Tesla semi trucks, which is quite a large order for electric heavy-duty cargo trucks in the US. The Tesla Semi has been in development for years, including various pilot operations for real companies. Now comes news of a California state program to provide … [continued]
Cabless, driverless, autonomous electric trucks from the Swedish EV firm Einride will be rolling down I-70 between Ohio and Indiana this summer.
Failure to secure an agreement on Weights and Dimensions file would create uncertainty for operators investing in zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. IRU and T&E call for urgent political support to secure a compromise in the ongoing trilogue negotiations on the Weights and Dimensions Directive, in coordinated letters sent to European Commissioner … [continued]
It was just a bit ago Tesla announced its first semi truck coming off of its high-production line. Now, 370 Tesla semi trucks have been ordered by WattEV. “More than 300 of the Tesla Semis will be deployed under a joint program with the Port of Oakland. Delivery of the … [continued]
Despite our vast distances in Australia, most trucks operate along transport corridors north–south on the east coast. With a will and some investment, this corridor can be electrified. Here are a couple more stories of progress along the route to electrification. It is certainly not China speed and can get … [continued]
Last year, Greenlane shared some details with CleanTechnica about its truck charging expansion in southern California and Arizona. In May of this year, Greenlane announced it is expanding its truck charging offerings into the state of Texas, with charging sites planned for Houston and Dallas along Interstate 45. This area … [continued]
Battery-electric concrete mixers are becoming one of heavy transport’s more interesting electrification stories, not because they are glamorous, but because they are difficult-looking vehicles that are proving easier to electrify than many expected. In China, they have moved from niche to major new-sales category in five years. Outside China, they … [continued]
