Food company Kraft Heinz has replaced five diesel terminal trucks with EVs at its distribution centre in Groveport, Ohio. The Orange EV T-Series electric terminal trucks will be operated by Firefly Transportation Services. “This decision by Kraft Heinz demonstrates thoughtful mitigation of the extremely high operational, economic, and environmental costs of using diesel trucks,” said… Read more »
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Lightning Systems introduces new Ford Transit powertrain with 20% more range than predecessor
Lightning Systems, a Colorado-based developer of electric drivetrains for commercial fleets, has introduced a Generation 2 model of its Lightning Electric system for the Ford Transit with 20% greater range and a higher top speed. The Lightning Electric Ford Transit is a battery-electric drivetrain for the Ford Transit 350HD. Thanks to new thermally-managed lithium nickel… Read more »
High-capacity EVs push global battery capacity up 94% from last year
In March 2019, 9.76 GWh of passenger EV battery capacity was deployed globally, an increase of 94% year-over-year, according to Adamas Intelligence’s monthly report “EV Battery Capacity Monthly.” Adamas says this increase in battery capacity is especially remarkable considering that global EV sales increased by a mere 25% over the same period, showing that a… Read more »
Hyundai Motor Group will invest $85.6 million in Rimac
Hyundai Motor Group announced it will partner with Croatian car manufacturer Rimac to develop a prototype of an electrified Hyundai N-brand concept car and high-performance EV. The partnership will entail a combined $85.6 million investment from Hyundai and Kia. Euisun Chung, Hyundai Executive Vice Chairman, said, “Rimac is an innovative company with outstanding capabilities in… Read more »
Mack Trucks launches electric refuse vehicle
Mack Trucks has unveiled a demonstration model of an electrified version of the company’s refuse truck. The Mack LR EV is powered by two 130 kW motors that produce a combined 370 kW of total peak power, 260 kW of continuous power, and 4,051 lb-ft of torque. The electric Mack LR is equipped with four… Read more »
NASA awards researchers $6 million to develop fuel cell aircraft
NASA has awarded a team from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign $6 million to support research into an electric aircraft. The team will research the use of liquid hydrogen in fuel cells to power an aircraft propulsion system. They also intend to develop a design concept integrating superconducting electrical components into an aircraft that is… Read more »
Anaheim Transportation Network orders 40 BYD e-buses for area around Disneyland
Anaheim Transportation Network, a non-profit that operates shuttles around Disneyland and other local tourist sites in Anaheim, has ordered 40 additional e-buses from BYD, which has a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles. Half of the order will be for 40-foot BYD K9M buses. The remainder of the buses will range in size from 30 feet… Read more »
China dominates global electric bus market, but US builders still have a tech edge
As regular Charged readers know, dozens of cities in North America and Europe (and a couple in South America) are gradually adding electric buses to their fleets. But Western transit agencies are doing small-scale pilots. New York City’s MTA has 10 fully electric buses in service, and another 15 on order, out of a total… Read more »
Nissan: LEAF batteries should last 22 years
Data collected by Nissan indicates that a LEAF battery should last as long as 22 years, according to Francisco Carranza, Managing Director of Renault-Nissan Energy Services. Nissan monitors various parameters, including charging patterns and battery degradation, on the over 400,000 LEAFs it has sold in Europe since 2011. Carranza did not discuss the issue of… Read more »
Plug-in vehicles displaced 323 million gallons of gas in 2018, up 42% from 2017
According to the DOE, plug-in vehicles on US roads displaced 323 million gallons of gasoline in 2018, or about 0.25% of all gasoline used in the US that year. Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles in 2018 was about 42% higher than in 2017 and about twice as much as 2016. Displacement from all-electric vehicles is… Read more »
