Fuel-cell supplier Loop Energy isn't a name you've heard around the dinner table yet. The company has been around for nearly 20 years, but most of its exposure has been in China and Europe, where fuel cell technology and fleet uptake is advancing more rapidly.
According to recent data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the energy weighted carbon intensity (CI) value of California’s natural gas vehicle fuel portfolio in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program was below zero.
The Model 520EV can be configured through the SmartSpec sales tool and ordered at one of Peterbilt’s dealer locations with production expected to start by second-quarter 2021.
A pair of Paccar zero-emission trucks — a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 579EV — recently became the first Class 8 zero-emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado.
Peterbilt’s battery-electric Model 579EV is now available for customer orders with the OEM’s SmartSpec dealership sales tool.
Fleet adoption of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles means more than just acquiring the trucks. It also means having places to charge those trucks — and it’s not as simple as plugging a Nissan Leaf into a port in your garage or a parking space at Whole Foods.
Kenworth and PacLease announced a new introductory lease program for the new Kenworth K270E and K370E battery-electric vehicles.
All Peterbilt Model 220EVs sold to customers in California are eligible for a $95,000 HVIP voucher.
The Model 220EV is Peterbilt’s first electric configuration for medium-duty applications. Customer deliveries expected to start by the end of 2020.
Peterbilt’s Denton, Texas, factory, which has become the main manufacturing facility for the brand since it was built in 1980, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.