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This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ second Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Building hydrogen fueling infrastructure from pipelines and electrolyzers to stations.
DETAILS: The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) promotes the production of low-carbon hydrogen, which is good news for Nikola Motor Corp., which wants to produce and sell the fuel for long-distance trucks in North America. Pablo Koziner talks about the IRA and the rest of Nikola’s lineup...
A co-founder of autonomous software trucking leader TuSimple is starting a new venture to fuel autonomous trucks with zero-emissions hydrogen.
It is a long-term bet that hydrogen will be the fuel of choice for long-haul trucking. Battery-electric trucks are more in favor even though they add significant weight that eats into cargo capacity and take a long time to charge.
“Battery electric vehicles are well-suited for shorter routes. But they are not yet capable of supporting long-haul...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/startup-hydron-plans-fuel-cell-autonomous-trucks
Nikola is far from the only zero-emissions transportation startup to call Arizona home. It is helping lure neighbors to the desert. Meanwhile, in the Midwest, trailer maker Wabash sees potential in making its thermally efficient bodies for electric work trucks.
An electric desert stormNikola invited about 200 people to a launch event this week at its new but still under construction electric truck assembly plant in the Arizona desert. Besides showing the first of its regular production...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-desert-bloom-edition
This week, Daimler Truck laid out forward plans ahead of trading in December as a stand-alone truck maker; the only publicly traded trailer maker renamed, rebranded and reorganized; Proterra pushed further into the battery supply business; and Kodiak Robotics maintains it will go it alone in trucking autonomy after a handsome capital raise.
Looking for big numbersDaimler Truck will begin trading as a stand-alone business on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Dec. 10 and expects to join Germany’s...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-talk-rebranding-and-reorganization-edition
2020 saw many significant news stories in the freight industries that extended beyond COVID. In fact, among FreightWaves’ Top 10 stories of the year, COVID-related articles barely appear — showing up just once.
To fill the FreightWaves Top 10, we didn’t choose the stories we liked the best — we let you, the reader, decide. These are the Top 10 stories on freightwaves.com based on page views, from No. 10 to No. 1.
Once simply a chain of fueling stations,...
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, truckload carriers hauling produce are enjoying rates that are abnormally high for December. Plus, construction continues on Nikola’s electric truck assembly plant, and warehouse space remains red-hot.
Produce price shockThis may not be peak produce season, but for produce shippers, you wouldn’t know it. Produce truckload spot rates have reached levels never before seen in the marketplace.
Zach...
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, Nikola Motor Corp. founder Trevor Milton can begin selling his stock shares on Monday, potentially flooding the market with as many as 91 million shares. Plus, we explore the role political action committees play in furthering the agenda of transportation entities and diesel backers see silver linings in a Joe Biden administration.
Will he or won’t he?Nikola Motor Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) founder Trevor...
The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG will waste no time in developing hydrogen-powered fuel cells for long-haul trucking now that they have signed a binding agreement to form a jointventure in the rapidly expanding field of manufacturers pursuing the zero-emissions technology.
Daimler and Volvo are two of the world’s largest heavy-duty truck makers. Working together helps both companies. Daimler brings decades of fuel cell experience. Volvo brings cash to accelerate the work. Volvo is paying...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/daimler-and-volvo-seal-fuel-cell-tie-up
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, electric driveline startup Hyliion officially became a public company on Friday. Plus, Uber Freight secures $500 million in funding and trucking’s recovery continued in September.
Hyliion takes a bowAnother trucking startup went public on Friday. Hyliion, which hopes to electrify the industry with its electric driveline, became a publicly traded entity just four days after a reverse merger was...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-daily-dash-hyliion-goes-public-uber-freight-lands-500m-investment