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Truck Talk: There’s a grant for that edition
This week, several electric truck makers are guiding the grant-writing process to help customers afford battery-powered trucks; Nikola is fully in growth mode as the shadow of scandal lifts; a Lordstown Motors’ financial scorecard; and Daimler seals the deal to create a stand-alone truck company.
Taking help for grant-edThe transition to heavy- and medium-duty electric vehicles is being helped along by generous grants to offset the high upfront cost of buying, or more often, leasing the...
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Truck Talk: Trash talking edition
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 notIs 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...
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Dana builds electrification vertical for commercial vehicles
Dana Inc. (NYSE: DAN) spotted the trend toward commercial vehicle electrification four years ago when China offered incentives for smog-beating battery-powered buses. Since then, the Tier 1 automotive supplier has purchased and partnered its way to create all-in zero-emission electric powertrain systems.
The 117-year-old company was founded by Charles Spicer and later joined by Charles Dana. The company invented the first encased universal joint that eliminated sprockets and chains in automotive...
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Kenworth, Peterbilt electric trucks qualify for California rebates
Peterbilt and Kenworth medium-duty electric trucks each qualify for a $95,000 clean truck incentive in California. But there’s a catch. The Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) doesn’t have any money right now.
The PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) siblings announced inclusion in the HVIP program this week. Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) said July 28 that its new C-Series electric delivery van being produced in Union City, Indiana, qualified for the HVIP.
The California...
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Volvo, Kenworth and Hyliion spark transition to electric trucks
Volvo, Kenworth and Hyliion each charged battery-powered electric trucking in different ways this week
DHE gets two Class 8 Volvo Electric VNR day cabs for testing
Dependable Highway Express (DHE) took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 day cabs as part of the Sweden-based truck maker’s Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) project.
DHE is a core division of full-service logistics provider Dependable Supply Chain Services. It will use the zero-emissions trucks on daily...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/volvo-kenworth-and-hyliion-spark-transition-to-electric-trucks
Peterbilt offers teaser lease on medium-duty electric truck
Peterbilt is offering a discount on the first year of a six-year lease on its Model 220EV medium-duty battery-electric truck. It hopes to lure drivers without a commercial license to try running on electricity instead of diesel fuel.
Regional and state grants for battery-electric vehicles can be stacked with the introductory lease through PACCAR Inc.’s (NASDAQ: PCAR) PacLease subsidiary.
Neither a Peterbilt spokesperson nor a dealer in Michigan contacted by FreightWaves had pricing information....
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Hyliion partners with Idealease to spotlight Class 8 hybrid trucks
Hyliion Inc. is partnering with Idealease to get exposure — and orders — for its near-zero-emission diesel-electric hybrid powertrain system as the company’s public debut nears.
The startup will offer short-term rentals of its hybrid diesel powertrain with supplier Dana Inc. (NYSE: DAN) at some of Idealease’s 430 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Hyliion did not immediately respond to questions from FreightWaves on the number of Idealease locations participating or how many trucks would...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hyliion-partners-with-idealease-to-spotlight-class-8-hybrid-trucks
Electric truck charging: Need versus greed for speed
For commercial vehicle fleets to embrace electric trucks, recharging the batteries must be as fast as a diesel fill-up. Australian electric infrastructure hardware producer Tritium is drawing closer, announcing a 175-kilowatt (kW) charger on Tuesday.
The RT175-S can take a battery from 20% to 80% state of charge in 15 minutes with 95% average power efficiency. But the bigger the battery, the longer the charging time. For a Class 4-6 medium-duty truck, charging in less than 30 minutes is in...
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