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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

“Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part. In this case, Southern California has fairly temperate weather, and parts of the region are quite flat. The cost equation is trickier.

Volvo 131
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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees. We’re also only 12 miles from the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach – the two largest stationary sources off air pollution and all their related greenhouse gases in L.A.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

That’s a higher-volume product and that tends to drive lower prices, so they’re using those 48-volt parts, components and architecture. The primary customers right now are the ports—Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles­—and the ports around the country are usually in urban environments. Garbage trucks.