Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:35:40 +0000
After a bumpy start, the US startup Nikola is closing in on its vision of hydrogen fuel cell trucks, fueled by green hydrogen.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:00:42 +0000
In the past three years, another nonsensical idea has sprung up to somehow allow shipping of molecules for energy. The premise is that liquified natural gas (LNG) goes in one direction and liquified CO2 (l-CO2) gets put in the same tanks and goes the other way. It sounds so obvious! The premise is that CO2 […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:05:55 +0000
When we talk about the “last mile” in delivery, there’s a part of that last mile that we often leave out: the last few yards. The rest of the mile before that is usually trucks that come from a local depot of some kind to drop packages to customers, but that doesn’t mean the packages […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:15:51 +0000
Thousands of gasmobiles are still in the picture, but the US Postal Service is adding ten of thousands of electric vehicles to its fleet, too.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:50:10 +0000
It has taken over 20 years, but EPA has finalized its next step in reducing pollution from new trucks. Unfortunately, it falls short of what states are already doing. On paper it may appear to align with aspects of the most stringent option considered by the agency in its proposal, but many of the finalized changes in […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:58:13 +0000
With the recent first sales of the Tesla Semi, the company is making a big buzz. Not only is it great for Tesla, but it’s great to see companies like Pepsi and Frito-Lay switching their local and regional runs to electric. As charging infrastructure for electric trucks proliferates, and as versions of the Semi equipped […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 18:48:13 +0000
Tesla delivered its first batch of Semis to its commercial customer PepsiCo, and beyond being a big deal for the automaker, it represents major changes to come in the hauling industry. The Tesla Semi could help prove to consumers and commercial customers that batteries can support heavy-cargo vehicles over long distances — an important shift […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:59:40 +0000
The last time I spoke with Lex Forsyth of Janus Trucks, he spoke glowingly of an ever expanding backlog of trucks lining up for conversions from diesel to electric. Now, Cement Australia has just delivered its first load in New South Wales with an electric Janus JE410, the latest addition to its fleet. “The Janus […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:11:49 +0000
Freight trucks are critical for the economy but represent a major source of California pollution. Many programs, from the federal to local level, are available to help pay for the transition to zero-emission vehicles. By Nick Chaset, CEO of East Bay Community Energy Freight vehicles are one of the largest sources of air pollution in […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:34:23 +0000
Wind power can help solve the shipping industry’s carbon woes, as demonstrated by the new Seawing sail from the French firm Airseas.