Jay Traugott

1 week ago | cleantrucking.com | Jay Traugott

TranscriptKalmar Ottawa introduced the yard tractor back in 1958. Like every great invention, evolution is necessary in order to remain market competitive. [Related: Yard tractors take lead in battery electric market share]Introducing thethird-generation T2 EV, a fully battery-electric yard tractor designed to match the rugged performance and overall capabilities of its widely popular diesel counterpart.

1 week ago | cleantrucking.com | Jay Traugott

The RNG Coalition has reached its 500th operational facility in North America, meeting its 2025 goal early. Long-term SMART initiative aims to capture methane/CO2 from 43,000 waste sites by 2050. At the 2025 ACT Expo, leaders from Cummins and Hexagon Agility emphasized that RNG's energy density and practicality for heavy-duty vehicles. Availability of supporting components, like Hexagon Agility’s fuel systems and Cummins’ X15N engine, is driving RNG adoption.

1 week ago | cleantrucking.com | Jay Traugott

Perhaps one of the biggest problems with commercial EVs is when their batteries run out of juice, an unacceptable situation for any carrier. Without an established network of charging stations -- something the U.S. currently lacks on a nationwide scale -- range anxiety will continue to plague drivers and fleets. But what about battery swapping, a popular method being used in China to replenish a depleted battery with a full charged one which takes about five minutes.

1 week ago | cleantrucking.com | Jay Traugott

As some U.S.-based legacy OEMs continue to take a slightly more restrained approach to launching battery-electric commercial rigs due to a currently unpredictable market and economy, their overseas counterparts - mainly in Europe -- are showing no signs of slowing down. The latest example is MAN Truck & Bus. The German-based manufacturer has just announced it's officially kicked off series production of its battery-electric truck lineup at its Munich plant.

2 weeks ago | cleantrucking.com | Jay Traugott

TranscriptOhio-based Horizon Motors wants to do things differently with its upcoming lineup of Class 3-8 EV commercial trucks. Instead of doing the usual plug in and charge method, Horizon wants to replace a depleted truck battery with a fully charged one. Could this work in the U.S.? It's certainly possible - just look at China where an estimated 30,000 heavy commercial vehicles with swappable batteries were sold last year.