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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 9, 2024

Scaling Electric Trucks: NACFE Reveals Key Findings on Cost, Infrastructure

What did the North American Council for Freight Efficiency discover about scaling electric commercial trucks in the final report on its Run on Less Electric Depot demonstration project?

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Kelly Ratchinsky with Calstart.
Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 5, 2024

Q&A: Hydrogen Infrastructure Funding with Calstart

Calstart's technical project manager for hydrogen infrastructure, Kelly Ratchinsky, talks to HDT about the organization's role in jump-starting truck hydrogen fueling capacity and infrastructure in California.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2024

California Requiring Zero-Emissions Forklifts

Fleets operating in California must phase out the use of large spark-ignited forklifts, according to a new regulation from the California Air Resources Board.

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Red 2018 Freightliner M2 vocational truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJuly 3, 2024

Under the Hood of BAE's Electric Demo Truck

In Part 3 of his report on the new commercial EV powertrain being developed by Eaton and BAE Systems, Jim Park takes a deep dive look at the companies' fresh, lighter and more compact take on powering electric trucks.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJuly 2, 2024

5 Tips for More Efficient Refrigeration of Cargo

How can motor carriers reduce energy consumption while maintaining the temperatures required for safe transport of perishable products by truck or tractor-trailer?

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HDT Talks Trucking
Videosby Jim ParkJuly 1, 2024

Video: Hard Questions About Hydrogen as a Truck Fuel

Is hydrogen as a transportation fuel simply too good to be true? Renewable sources of hydrogen promise carbon-free, zero-emissions energy for trucking. We seem to be on the cusp of a new era; truly clean, green trucking. Or are we?

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2018 Freightliner M2 truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJune 26, 2024

BAE/Eaton's Class 7 Demonstrator EV Chassis: Keep it Simple

With 25 years of experience building electric drive systems for transit buses, BAE Systems brings a fresh perspective on how to electrify trucks.

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HDT equipment editor Jim Park in the engine bay of a Freightliner truck.
Newsby Jim ParkJune 24, 2024

Eaton, BAE Unveil Lightweight EV Powertrain

A new partnership between Eaton and BAE Systems is already delivering new technologies for commercial vehicle electrification.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2024

Volvo Teases New Electric Truck for 2025

Trucking reporters got a sneak-peek of a brand-new Volvo VNL Electric truck.

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An International RH tractor with an experimental hydrogen engine on the show floor at the Southwest Research Institute booth at ACT Expo 2024.
Newsby Jack RobertsJune 21, 2024

Red ICE and Blue: The Hunt for a Hydrogen Truck Engine Part 2

Bosch and the Southwest Research Institute are at the spearpoint of an industry-wide effort to develop a liquid-fuel hydrogen truck engine that can deliver clean, green, diesel-like performance.

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