electrify america

Unraveling the mystery of electric trucks’ residual values 

The regulation-driven purchase of commercial electric trucks carry a lot of unknowns. One of the biggest is their residual value, or how much they will be worth as trade-ins.

Rich Mohr, senior vice president of North America ChargePoint, said the past is a prelude for what is happening with first-generation electric trucks.

Depreciating electric trucks to scrap value

“Three years ago, the biggest risk around fleets adopting electric vehicles was the residual value and the [anticipated] life of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unraveling-the-mystery-of-electric-trucks-residual-values

ACT Expo: NFI installing super-fast chargers for Southern California electric fleet

Freightliner eCascadia charging

LONG BEACH, Calif. — NFI Industries, a leader in helping manufacturers test their battery-electric Class 8 trucks, is investing nearly half of a total $38 million to create the largest ultrafast-charging electric installation in the U.S.

Working with Electrify America, a $2 billion entity created by Volkswagen as part of billions in fines and settlements paid in the aftermath of its Dieselgate emissions cheating scandal, NFI will install 34 direct current (DC) fast-chargers in Ontario,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/act-expo-nfi-electrifying-southern-california-drayage-fleet-by-2023

The time has come to abandon the just-in-time model

Next week on the Transmission podcast and FreightWavesTV show, I’ll be speaking with Dionis Teshler, the CTO and co-founder of GuardKnox. There are two things we recommend doing in preparation for that discussion. First, finish reading this email, in which we will take a look at the company blog post Teshler recently wrote about a dramatic rethinking of the automotive supply chain in light of the worldwide semiconductor chip shortage. Second, go subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-time-has-come-to-abandon-the-just-in-time-model

EV roundup: LA mayor seeks proposals on zero-emission drayage technology

October was a busy month for OEMs pushing electric trucks toward commercialization: Volvo landed $21 million to deploy 70 Class 8 electric trucks; Kenworth announced it would launch its first-ever Class 8 battery-electric truck in the U.S. and Canada in 2021; and Einride’s driverless, cabless electric trucks hit the mass market.

Also in October, a raft of new programs, studies and policy proposals aimed at accelerating the transition and shoring up zero-emission infrastructure. Here’s a roundup...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ev-roundup-la-mayor-issues-rfi-for-zero-emission-technology