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Paccar takes deliberate approach to electrification

27 January 2023

Look up the word deliberation in a dictionary. It perfectly describes Paccar’s approach to trucking electrification. Sure, the company offers nine commercial electric trucks for those who want them, but there is little froth.

Paccar’s patience with electrification

de-lib-er-ate: adjective/dəˈlib(ə)rət/

done consciously and intentionally. engage in long and careful consideration.

Paccar CEO Preston Feight is nothing if not consistent when it comes to the role electric vehicles will play in his...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/paccar-takes-deliberate-approach-to-electrification

Electrification, autonomous startups happy for help

18 November 2022

A theme emerges as you look around the electrification and autonomous trucking space. Practically no one does it alone.

Don’t go it alone

“Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.” — The Beatles

No man is an island. Neither is a startup pursuing electrification or autonomy. Sometimes it’s a partnership. Sometimes it is licensing or reselling someone else’s enabling product. Just about everybody is doing it.

A recent example comes from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electrification-autonomous-startups-happy-for-help-in-what-they-dont-know

Truck Tech: Down Under charging edition

20 May 2022

Electric vehicle fast chargers are critical to keeping power-hungry commercial trucks that run on battery power moving. Australia’s Tritium built its first direct-current fast charger a decade ago. Now, it is growing its U.S. presence. Tesla is taking hefty deposits for its battery-powered Semi, and Volvo Truck is sharing a guidebook from its LIGHTS electrification project in California.

An Aussie solution to electric truck charging

The success of electric trucks rides on the ability to avoid...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-down-under-charging-edition

Truck Tech: Already there edition

11 February 2022

This week: An ACT Research report finds some stunning news comparing the total cost of ownership of battery-electric and diesel trucks; Nikola is deploying high-power remote chargers to bridge the gap to a more robust truck charging infrastructure; and a Kenworth customer reports on its takeaways from participating in a fuel cell pilot program.

Leveling the playing field

If you’re wondering when electric vehicles, whose prices are up to three times higher than diesel trucks, will reach...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-already-there-edition

Will Maryland’s expanded EV charging network fuel fleet adoption?

19 August 2021

The Baltimore area is getting additional DC fast charger sites.

Building corridors of fast-charging stations along heavily trafficked routes and between major cities is the first step to increase electric vehicle adoption, Mike Calise, Tritium’s president of the Americas, told FreightWaves.

People and companies are still dealing with range anxiety, and the more public chargers there are near routine routes around cities, the more they will feel comfortable that a charger will be available when they need it.

EV charger provider Tritium partnered with Baltimore...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-marylands-expanded-ev-charging-network-fuel-fleet-adoption

EV charger producer Tritium’s SPAC deal to generate $1.2B valuation

26 May 2021

Brisbane, Australia-based Tritium, a developer and producer of fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers, announced Wednesday that it has a definitive agreement in place to be acquired by blank check firm Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ:DCRN).

While no timeline was mentioned for the transaction to close, it is expected to generate gross proceeds up to $403 million. Tritium is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker DCFC, leading to a valuation of $1.2 billion.

“We are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ev-charger-producer-tritiums-spac-deal-to-generate-12b-valuation

Electric truck charging: Need versus greed for speed

18 August 2020

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-truck-charging-need-versus-greed-for-speed