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?
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.
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.
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency turns its attention to electric trucks with a new evaluation run beginning Sept. 2, 2021.
Dialing in some basic fuel-economy parameters to your engine settings can easily save 5% in fuel. Dig a little deeper into the ECM and even more savings are possible.
The Department of Energy's SuperTruck 3 program will provide funding for research and development of electric and fuel-cell trucks, including a broader range of vehicles than the tractor-trailers in the first two programs.
Thirteen fleets operating medium and heavy duty trucks will participate in North American Council for Freight Efficiency and RMI's Run on Less – Electric technology demonstration in September.
Trucking fleets can save 2,000 pounds by investing to a limited degree in lightweighting and as much as 4,000 pounds with an aggressive investment, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
Run on Less 2021 will feature up to 10 Class 3 through 8 electric trucks, drivers, and charging infrastructure systems operating in vehicle-appropriate duty cycles in the United States and Canada.
NACFE's latest guidance report examines the feasibility of using hydrogen fuel cells to power zero-emission freight transport.
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