truck-as-a-service

Forum Mobility adding electric truck charging depot to Long Beach port

A growing number of planned electric truck charging depots in and around the Port of Long Beach in California is barely scratching the surface of the expected need to keep battery-electric trucks moving to match the uptime efficiency of diesel trucks.

Forum Mobility on Thursday announced a 9-megawatt facility adjacent to the Long Beach Container Terminal. When energized in the third quarter of 2024, the facility will be able to charge more than 200 trucks a day. Forum is part of a $400 million...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forum-mobility-adding-electric-truck-charging-depot-to-long-beach-port

Mack offers monthly subscription for medium-duty electric truck

SONOMA, Calif. — Mack Trucks is offering an all-in monthly subscription and pay-as-you-go mileage program for its new medium-duty electric trucks, addressing concerns about high upfront costs of acquiring the zero tailpipe-emission vehicles.

The Volvo Group subsidiary introduced its Mack Financial Services ElectriFi Subscription on Monday during a Mack MD Electric ride-and-drive for reporters at the Sonoma Raceway.

The all-in subscription offerings start at a three-year plan requiring a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mack-offers-monthly-subscription-for-medium-duty-electric-truck

Truck Tech: ArcLight’s next act edition

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Don’t tell ArcLight Capital Partners that clean energy transport companies are out of favor. The SPAC sponsor of electric bus and charging infrastructure developer Proterra is investing $50 million in electric trucks as a service near Los Angeles International Airport while preparing for a shareholder vote next week on taking renewable natural gas developer Opal Fuels public.

Investing after SPACs

With one SPAC complete and another up for shareholder vote next week, ArcLight Capital Partners is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-arclights-next-act-edition

Volvo, DHL get ready for hub-to-hub autonomous trucking

Volvo VNL autonomous prototype pulling yellow DHL trailer

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) will work with logistics provider DHL Supply Chain on hub-to-hub autonomous freight hauling, joining a rush of fleets and autonomous startups envisioning the future road without human drivers.

The key detail missing is when the program starts. VAS said that would come later.

Volvo VNL long-haul sleeper cabs are being retrofitted by Aurora Innovation with the Aurora Driver, an autonomous system the startup is testing on passenger cars and trucks. Aurora also is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-dhl-get-ready-for-hub-to-hub-autonomous-trucking