battery-electric trucks

Industry study pegs electric truck grid buildout at $1 trillion

WASHINGTON — Companies representing all segments of the trucking industry are warning of a staggering $1 trillion price tag that they claim sets up a roadblock to the Biden administration’s push to decarbonize the industry.

A study released on Tuesday commissioned by the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC), whose members include the American Trucking Associations, LTL carriers, truck dealers and truck stop operators, concluded that commercial trucking would have to invest more than $620 billion in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/industry-study-pegs-electric-truck-grid-buildout-at-1-trillion

Biden administration rolls out power grid plan for electric trucks

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has selected 12,000 miles of freight-heavy interstates and the country’s largest container ports to begin a 16-year plan to deploy battery-charging and hydrogen-refueling stations for electric trucks.

The four-phase National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy, unveiled Tuesday, initially targets local and regional “return-to-base” trucking operations, first- and last-mile delivery, and port drayage while gradually accommodating long-haul trucking.

A core...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-administration-rolls-out-power-grid-plan-for-electric-trucks

Diesel distancing propels alternative fuel options

Renewable natural gas, battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks all target fleets switching from diesel ahead of coming regulations requiring costly additional emissions after-treatment. Which alternative will win? Possibly all of them.

Vouchers make first Nikola fuel cell trucks ‘cheaper than a diesel’

Back in 2018, Anheuser-Busch placed an initial order for up to 800 Nikola fuel cell trucks. Ever so slowly, that is becoming a reality.

After numerous missteps and setbacks, Nikola produced 42...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-distancing-propels-alternative-fuel-options

ATA’s Spear rips ‘self-promoting union bosses’ in annual address

AUSTIN, Texas — “Self-promoting union bosses” encouraged by the “most pro-union president in history” are making trouble for the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations CEO Chris Spear said in his annual membership address.

But he had plenty of invective for California regulators. And he criticized a century-old excise tax that adds $25,000 to the typical cost of a new heavy-duty truck.

“Trial lawyers chasing jackpot justice, self-promoting union bosses and delusional environmental...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atas-spear-rips-self-promoting-union-bosses-in-annual-address

Volvo’s fuel cell truck advances but battery-electric is biggest push

HALLERED, Sweden — The plume of white smoke from Volvo’s fuel cell truck matched the white clouds in the Scandinavian sky. Stand too close and you feel the descending mist of water vapor.

The hydrogen tanks sweat just droplets at first. Then comes the release of about a liter of water, approximately the amount the 100-kilowatt fuel cell produces per kilometer traveled.

On a spin around the track at Volvo’s high-security proving ground about an hour east of its Gothenburg headquarters in southern...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvos-fuel-cell-truck-advances-but-battery-electric-is-biggest-push

3rd Nikola battery-electric truck catches fire

A third Nikola battery-electric truck caught on fire in Arizona, but the company said the recalled trucks are still safe to drive with precautions including parking outside and away from structures and leaving the main battery disconnect switch in the “on” position until the truck is repaired.

The fire on Monday at Arizona Lithium in Tempe started in the battery pack where fires in June and August also originated. No injuries have been reported in any of the fires.

Nikola recalled 209 Tre battery...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3rd-nikola-battery-electric-truck-catches-fire

Nikola gets an electric truck order from J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport is ordering 13 battery-electric and hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks from Nikola. The purchase boosts the startup’s prospects in a critical week for the company.

The 10 battery electric trucks help Nikola reduce inventory. The hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck order allows Nikola to grow its order book for the zero-emission trucks. 

Company shares (NASDAQ: NKLA) rose about 16% intraday to $2.64 a share. As recently as June 6, shares traded below $1 and Nikola faced the threat...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-gets-an-electric-truck-order-from-jb-hunt

Fire-damaged Nikola electric truck reignites; will a recall follow?

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A Nikola battery-electric truck severely damaged in a fire at the company’s Phoenix headquarters...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fire-damaged-nikola-electric-truck-reignites-will-a-recall-follow

Nikola cashes out European JV and refocuses on fuel cells at home

Cash-strapped Nikola Corp. is selling its stake in a European joint venture with Iveco Group for $35 million and 20.6 million shares of Nikola stock. It will prioritize hydrogen and fuel cell trucks in North America and phase out battery-electric models except for special orders.

The end of the joint venture, formed in 2019 when CNH Industrial invested $250 million in cash and partial ownership of a plant in Ulm, Germany, far from ends the relationship.

Iveco gets a license to keep developing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-cashes-out-european-jv-and-refocuses-on-fuel-cells-at-home

NACFE lays out progression to hydrogen fuel cell trucks

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Hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks are the only long-term zero-emissions technology suitable for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nacfe-lays-out-progression-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-trucks

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