Romeo Power & Wrightspeed Debut “Powertrain In A Crate” For Buses & Heavy Trucks
Wrightspeed and Romeo Power want to re-power America’s heavy truck and bus fleet.
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New Hydropower Scheme For Electric Trucks: Look Ma, No Dams!
Fleets of electric trucks could be deployed in low impact hydropower systems that deploy existing roads instead of new, habitat-destroying infrastructure.
Electric Semi Trucks & Heavy-Duty Trucks — Available Models & Planned Models (In-Depth List)
Here’s an in-depth look at electric semi trucks and electric heavy-duty trucks on the market today and planned for the coming years.
The Future Of Electrified Trucks, A Discussion With Tesla Cofounder Ian Wright (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
The Tesla Semi Truck announcement represents a head-on challenge to the way people move goods around the country, but Tesla is not the first to move into plug-in trucks — far from it. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Tesla cofounder Ian Wright, who has since moved on to start his own company Wrightspeed, which has been helping shipping companies slash their heavy-duty truck emissions for years with its hybrid powertrains. [Note: We also had a Cleantech Talks interview with Ian Wright in 2015 that’s worth a listen.]
From Garbage Trucks To Buses, It’s Time To Start Talking About Big Electric Vehicles
Now that the electric car revolution finally seems to be ramping up, I can’t help but notice there is another transport segment ripe for electric revolution that lacks much attention at all: big vehicles. From garbage trucks to buses, it’s time we start talking about electrification.
Wrightspeed & Ratto Group Launch 1st Commercial Range-Extended Electric Refuse Truck
Wrightspeed, a range-extended electric vehicle powertrain (for heavy-duty applications) manufacturer founded by a Tesla Motors co-founder, and the Santa Rosa–based refuse, yard waste, and recycling collection + processing firm The Ratto Group have launched the “first commercial application of a range-extended electric refuse truck.”
EV News Roundup: Tesla Model 3 Trunk, Chevy Bolt Advantages…
Looking for some lazy Sunday reading? You’ve landed in the internet country. Bob Lutz Called 2017 Chevy Bolt EV a ‘Compliance Car’; Is It? Electric-car advocates are often passionate, with memories long enough to remember GM’s 2004 destruction of its pioneering fleet of EV1 electric cars. Since then, the company has built … [continued]
Wrightspeed Unveils Turbine Range Extender For Medium + Heavy-Duty Electric Powertrains
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new turbine generator/range extender for medium-duty + heavy-duty electric powertrains that’s been dubbed the “Fulcrum” was recently unveiled by developer Wrightspeed. The new 80 kW proprietary turbine generator is for use with the company’s “Route” family of electric powertrains (class 3 through 6). Some … [continued]
7 Top Innovators, Inventors, & Entrepreneurs To Watch In Cleantech
Here’s another story idea from the wonderful Climate Reality Project that I’m running with this week, as part of its Road to Paris campaign. But there’s a big caveat regarding the topic of this piece. Battery storage is one of the hottest segments of cleantech today, and there are hundreds of … [continued]
Interviewing Wrightspeed Founder & Tesla Cofounder Ian Wright (Cleantech Talk Podcast)
Also published on EV Obsession and GAS2. Chris DeMorro, the editor of Gas2.org, and I got a great opportunity for our first Cleantech Talk interview and 8th Cleantech Talk podcast. We got to interview Ian Wright. If the name isn’t yet familiar to you, two key things to know are that … [continued]
