There is at least one operation which is out there actually providing a mobile charging service by the side of the road for working electric trucks, right now. Electric trucks are going to become a growing part of the trucking industry, as the drive towards zero emission transport picks up.
Tevva is a new brand of electric trucks being built in the UK in an assembly plant to the the East of London. If its ambitious production targets are anything to go by, it will have outgrown the building by the end of next year reckons PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers. Read more
The trucking industry will, over the next few years, have to begin making plans about alternative power system and start getting ready for electrification. To find out more PowerTorque went to teh experts and asked JET Charge about some of the electric truck charging FAQs which the company comes across. Read more
In this video, from Nikola trucks in the US, we get a feel for what the world will be like as battery electric trucks become reality. Read more
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, tells that the UK government has set some aggressive emissions targets, with a ban on diesel trucks below 26 tonnes GVM set to come into force in 2035 (2040 for over 26 tonnes). However, there’s no pressing regulatory need for operators to make the switch from diesel to zero tailpipe emissions. Read more
Looking at medium and heavy duty electric trucks, the batteries on the trucks get bigger and the operator has to start going to higher power systems which can be provided by DC chargers systems. DC chargers start at around 20kW, but can go as large as you need. There are 600kW DC chargers available in the Australian market if you need them. Read more
Truck operators in the future are going to have to look at their truck charging infrastructure and work out what works best for them, and one of the decisions is about AC/DC charging for trucks. Read more
New UK truck factories are as rare as hen teeth, but PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, was pleased to visit one in south east England earlier this year as another new electric truck brand goes into production. Read more
Many trucking operators know that in years to come they will need to be setting up a charging station for their trucks, so PowerTorque asked JET Charge about some of the electric truck charging FAQs which the company comes across. Read more
We get plenty of news about electric trucks in Europe and in the USA, but what about testing electric trucks in Australia? Well, alongside the Linfox electric truck trial Volvo also did some testing of its own on another FL Electric to see how fast charging and extreme heat can affect range, battery charging and vehicle performance. Read more