Electrification

A theme emerges as you look around the electrification and autonomous trucking space. Practically no one does it alone.

Is a bigger battery on wheels the best way to make autonomous trucks more efficient? Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies thinks so.

The less-than-truckload service provider is using low-carbon diesel, efficiency improvements and electrification to reduce emissions.

“2022 must be the year where commitments are turned into concrete steps and binding regulations,” said Madeline Rose, climate campaign director at Pacific Environment.

Reducing empty miles will have a bigger impact on reducing carbon footprint compared to electrification and alternative fuels until 2034.

Merchants Fleet is continuing its electrification efforts, announcing it will order EV step vans from Xos.

Ideanomics, which operates at the intersection of fintech and disruptive technologies, is acquiring electric vehicle maker VIA Motors in an all-stock transaction.

Proterra has been making electric buses for more than a decade. It is also making batteries and charging infrastructure.

At its fast charging stations, EVgo provides several options for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial fleets.

Money matters, but the chance to tell investors its growth story led to revenue-positive Proterra riding a SPAC to public trading.