Daily Infographic: Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Costs in 2022 Are Nearly 90% Lower than in 2008

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Daimler Truck boosts electric truck range with new battery chemistry

Graphics infused eActros long haul truck from Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe.

HANNOVER, Germany — Daimler Truck is changing battery chemistry for its future long-haul electric trucks to boost driving range beyond 300 miles on a single charge while eliminating the use of cobalt and nickel.

The world’s largest truck maker showed its eActros long-haul electric truck for the first time Sunday evening before the opening of the IAA Transportation 2022 show.

Rather than the commonly used lithium-ion chemistry, the eActros long-haul truck will use lithium-iron phosphate (LFP),...

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Nikola signs multiyear deal for Proterra battery technology

Nikola Corp. has signed a multiyear deal with battery maker Proterra Inc. to use Proterra battery packs in its electric trucks. It is the first Class 8 truck maker to align with Proterra Powered, a newer business unit of the company best known for electric transit buses.

The deal creates supply certainty for Nikiola, which has signed several letters of intent with major carriers that will try and potentially buy hundreds of Nikola Tre battery-electric and fuel cell trucks in the next few years. 

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103-year-old startup? Cummins’ New Power sector signals evolving identity

Striking a cultural balance between old-line manufacturer and startup-minded developer of hydrogen and electrification technologies foreshadows a day when Cummins Inc. will be better known for low-carbon initiatives than the diesel engines that marked the company’s first century.

The question of a transition to a new identity doesn’t take CEO Tom Linebarger by surprise, though it is not the kind of query he usually fields from industry analysts on quarterly earnings calls.

“I think at its core...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/103-year-old-startup-cummins-new-power-sector-signals-evolving-identity

Why is reducing emissions in freight so hard?

AskWaves dives into why transportation and freight is such a difficult sector to reduce emissions.

Experts often say greenhouse gas emissions are “hard to abate” in the transportation, freight and supply chain industries. The sector’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels means that substantial investments in infrastructure and technology are necessary to get to net-zero emissions.

Issues that make decarbonizing freight difficult include the:

  • Higher upfront costs for some sustainable solutions, even if the total costs of ownership are lower.
  • Scalability, range, weight and other technological...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-is-reducing-emissions-in-freight-so-hard

Wabtec, GM collaborating on advanced battery technologies for locomotives

A composite image in which a photograph of an advanced battery is on top of a photo of a train crossing a bridge.

Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are collaborating on bringing battery and fuel cell technology to the freight locomotive.

The two will seek to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives. The collaboration consists of a nonbinding memorandum of understanding, in which Wabtec brings the expertise in energy management and systems optimization, while GM brings the advanced technology it has been developing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wabtec-gm-collaborating-on-advanced-battery-technologies-for-locomotives

GSCW chat recap: Could smart containers revolutionize maritime security?

This fireside chat recap is from Day 7 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 7 focuses on global maritime.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The next revolution in containerization: How a smart container can improve maritime transportation

DETAILS: While the widespread adoption of e-commerce has changed our everyday lives in 2020, the oceangoing container hasn’t changed much since its introduction in the 1970s. That may be changing. Rebecca Fenneman, principal at Jeffrey/Fenneman Law + Strategy PLLC,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-could-smart-containers-revolutionize-maritime-security?

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