HDT Series: NACFE's Electric Fleet Leaders
HDT profiles the 10 fleets participating in NACFE's Run on Less Electric Depot study and shares the lessons learned as they trailblaze trucking's conversion from fossil fuels to zero-emission vehicles.
August 9, 2023
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HDT profiles the 10 fleets participating in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency's Run on Less Electric Depot study and shares the lessons learned as they trailblaze trucking's conversion from fossil fuels to zero-emission vehicles.
NACFE said this year’s event will "focus on the scaling of electric trucks across a variety of market segments. It will build on valuable data gathered during Run on Less – Electric but will focus on how to go from one or two EVs to 15 or more."
Follow the series of stories as HDT Executive Editor Jack Roberts digs into the details of how each fleet is innovating and finding success in lowering emissions.
The Run on Less Electric Depot participating fleets are:
- Frito Lay
- OK Produce
- Penske
- PepsiCo
- Performance Team
- Purolator
- Schneider
- UPS
- US Foods
- Watt EV
Explore 'NACFE's Electric Fleet Leaders' in this HDT series:
Related: Range, Charging Data Surprising in NACFE Run on Less Electric - Depot
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