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‘Picky’ Gatik nearing mass-produced autonomous trucks

14 June 2024

The struggles of autonomous truck makers to move beyond the testing stage are well chronicled. Seven-year-old Gatik, which owns the short-haul pickup-and-delivery “middle mile,” is an exception. By all indications, it has the money, the partnerships and the runway to reach mass production in 2027.

After discussing Gatik’s technology progress with Apeksha Kumavat, co-founder and chief engineer, on this week’s Truck Tech podcast, I caught up with CEO Gautam Narang. That followed Monday’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/picky-gatik-nearing-mass-produced-autonomous-trucks

Will stationary power generators save Hyliion?

20 October 2023

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It’s too soon to know whether Hyliion Holdings will be able to make a commercial success of its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-stationary-power-generators-save-hyliion

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

22 September 2023

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

Daimler Truck’s GenH2 is more than just a fuel cell

26 October 2022

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HANNOVER, Germany — The first thing to know about Daimler Truck’s GenH2 fuel cell truck is that it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-trucks-genh2-is-more-than-just-a-fuel-cell

An inconvenient truth about electric trucks

23 September 2022

A few days in Germany revealed an inconvenient truth about real-world applications of battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks. Inadequate infrastructure, a lack of drivers and traffic congestion will frustrate meaningful expansion for sometime to come.

Jolt of electric truck reality

A visit to the aging DB Schenker freight distribution center outside Frankfurt, Germany, injected a jolt of reality about electric trucks. The near giddiness surrounding the reveal of battery-electric and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-deutschland-dispatches-edition

Daimler Truck, Cummins converting Freightliner Cascadias to run on hydrogen

12 May 2022

Rendering of Freightliner Cascadia with trailer advertising fuel cell capability

LONG BEACH, Calif. — In the clearest sign yet of Cummins Inc.’s evolution from a legacy diesel engine maker, the company will work with Daimler Truck North America to fit Class 8 Freightliner Cascadias with hydrogen fuel cells.

The announcement by Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo fills a big gap for Cummins, which has heavily invested in fuel cells and hydrogen production technology in recent years.

“End users say, ‘I’d like one of those fuel cells. Can you...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-cummins-team-up-on-fuel-cell-trucks

Major truck manufacturers plan European electric charging network

6 July 2021

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Volkswagen AG’s TRATON Group plan to spend $593 million to install and operate 1,700 charging stations for commercial trucks in Europe by 2027.

Building up charging infrastructure for heavy-duty, long-haul battery-electric trucks and coaches is the intent of the nonbinding agreement announced Monday by Europe’s three largest truck manufacturers.

“It is the joint aim of Europe’s truck manufacturers to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. However, it is vital that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-truck-manufacturers-plan-european-electric-charging-network

Truck Talk: Trash talking edition

25 June 2021

This week, we’re talking trash. Not what’s in it, but what moves it. The frequent stop-and-go operation of garbage trucks make them ideal for electrification. So why aren’t they being adopted more quickly?

Waste not

Is there a better vehicle candidate for electrification than the unlovable garbage truck?

They start and stop for a living. Regenerative braking captures energy to put it back into the battery. Garbage is still going to be smelly. But take away the diesel fumes spewing from the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-talk-trash-talking-edition