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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2022

Benefits and Challenges in Electrifying Medium-Duty Box Trucks

Medium-duty box trucks are a good fit for battery-electric vehicles, but battery-electric trucks are not the solution for all medium-duty box truck applications, according to a new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMay 5, 2022

Half of all Regional-Haul Trucks Could Go Electric Now

Nearly 470,000 Class 8 regional-haul trucks could convert to battery-electric technology today with no loss in productivity or efficiency, according to a report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

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Guest Voices April 21, 2022

Fuel-Cell Trucks and the Sleeper Enigma

Will the future of long-haul heavy-duty trucks be hydrogen or battery-electric? NACFE's Rick Mihelic points out an important factor that no one's talking about.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2022

NACFE: Vans, Step Van Segment Ripe for Electrification

While the electric transition will not be easy or happen overnight, vans provide the most compelling argument for immediate electrification, NACFE officials said.

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Guest Voices January 25, 2022

The Data Miner's Song

The trucking industry is full of smart people with access to massive amounts of digital data on nearly everything. Which begs the question: How is it that the industry can’t seem to predict multi-year supply chain disruptions or component and asset shortages?

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 24, 2022

NACFE: Electric Trucks Deliver

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency conducted a real-world study of electric truck fleet operations and found them to be a viable and effective alternative to gasoline- and diesel-powered commercial vehicles.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 14, 2021

The Realities of Electric Trucks

Truck makers and electric fleet pioneers laid out real-world lessons learned as electric trucks begin to move out of infancy and into wide-scale operations at TMC.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2021

NACFE's Run on Less Goes Electric

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency turns its attention to electric trucks with a new evaluation run beginning Sept. 2, 2021.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 14, 2021

Tweak Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Settings To Save Fuel

Dialing in some basic fuel-economy parameters to your truck's engine settings can easily save 5% in fuel. Dig a little deeper into the ECM and even more savings are possible.

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SponsoredApril 30, 2021

Electric Trucks: The Road to Cost Parity with Diesel

The trucking industry is still in the early stages of electrification. A significant portion of the fleet population will be electric by 2030 or 2035, but much needs to happen before then from electrical grid upgrades to improvements in battery technology. Two senior engineers at Dana outline the challenges that lay ahead on the road to electrification.

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