760 teams made up of almost 3,500 students will be working to figure out a math problem involving the amount of electric trucks out on the roads in the near future. The MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge is a program put out by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics…
On the Swedish island, Gotland, the Smartroad Gotland consortium has successfully wirelessly charged a 40-ton electric truck. While stationary, this truck’s 20 kW receivers were able to charge with an efficiency of close to 90%. This is a result of Gotland’s dynamic wireless charging project involving public roads as charging…
There is quite a bit of new technology out there for trucks to help combat greenhouse gas emissions that diesels put out. Reefers (refrigerated trucks) are no different and there are some new technologies to consider when trying to become more eco-friendly while keeping your load cold. Going electric seems…
Daimler Trucks & Buses has announced its launching of the eTruck Charging Initiative. The E-Mobility Group is bringing together customers, power workers, manufacturers of charging hardware and anyone else within this new business to promote a shared infrastructure for this upcoming eTruck boom. The participants in the group are hoping…
Volvo Trucks has given its first glimpse at the class-8 battery-electric truck during an event at the TEC Equipment dealership in California. Since announcing the Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) in 2018, Volvo is now showcasing its progress on electric trucks. The LIGHTS project is a collaboration…
These days, everyone is talking about saving the environment and people in the trucking industry are coming up with ways of leaving less of a carbon footprint behind. One of those ways is by investing in electronic vehicles. With new technology comes new information, new research, and a plethora of…
Mack Trucks invited people in the media to test drive the new LR Electric Refuse Truck that is being tested in New York. With talks of making trucks give off fewer emissions, electricity is one way to go. According to the test driver, the inside is a bit noisier but…
Werner Enterprises has announced its first electric truck pilot program. Werner has partnered with Peterbilt, Meritor, and TransPower to run a 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck for a year. This zero-emission truck will have a dedicated account in Southern California, can haul up to 80,000 pounds, and…
There are quite a few companies out there building electric trucks and delivery vans. With new technology comes new hurdles, including a reasonable price scale, the batteries being built, and having a sufficient amount of charging stations available. Around the U.S. new emissions laws are coming into effect when it…
Mack Trucks has demonstrated its Mack LR Electric garbage truck to New York City officials. It is a fully electric version of the Mack LR refuse model. It will be used by the New York City Department of Sanitation sometime in the second quarter of 2020. With New York City’s…