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New Near-Zero Emissions Diesel Sales Top 57% [Podcast]

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August 15, 2023

Today, clean diesels make up 57% of the commercial vehicle population. That’s nearly double where we were a decade ago. And it’s a 10% jump over this time last year. So what's going on?

This episode of HDT Talks Trucking is sponsored by ⁠Double Coin⁠.

The march toward a low-carbon, low emission future has been slow and technically challenging. But we are making progress. The population of near-zero emissions diesel technology trucks continues to grow. 

Equipment Editor Jim Park talks with Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum about the progress industry has made over the past 19 years to reduce emissions and improved the fuel efficiency of diesel engines.

In This Episode of HDT Talks Trucking:

  • Diesel is no longer a dirty word

  • States with the highest adoption of clean diesel technology

  • Diesel surpasses 55% brake thermal efficiency

  • The promise of SuperTruck: advancing clean diesel technology

  • Allen Schaeffer comments on the EMA/CARB agreement

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Meet Nikola's New CEO Michael Lohscheller [Podcast]

January 20, 2023

HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park sat down with the new CEO of Nikola, Michael Lohscheller, for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the company and its battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

Electrifying Transport Refrigeration: Overcoming the Challenges

January 19, 2023

As of January 2024, most refrigerated truck fleets operating in California will need to have at least 15% of the fleet converted to fully electric refrigeration units. In this Leadership Insights podcast, we explore what that rule will mean for fleets large and small.