CleanTechnicaOctober 8, 2021 By Steve Hanley
Volvo Trucks Receives Order For 100 Electric ⚡ Semis
SNIPPET:
Give
Tesla all the credit in the world for getting the
EV revolution 🦕 started, but the rest of the automotive universe isn’t waiting around for Tesla. News of the
Tesla Cybertruck ignited a frenzy of interest in
electric pickup trucks when it was announced. That level of interest resonated in corporate boardrooms all across America as first Ford, then GM, and finally Dodge announced that, yes indeed, they would offer
electric ⚡ pickup trucks, too!
Full article:
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/08/volvo-trucks-receives-order-for-100-electric-semis/MentosFirst
Mercedes ⚡ electric trucks rolled off the line today too. Mercedes is going
electric for their short-haul trucks, and
hydrogen for their long-haul trucks.
A
⚡ lot happening in
trucking, I am reading more about trucks nowadays than cars, it's a just a bit more exciting atm.
"The first series-production
⚡ eActros rolled off the production line today at the Future Truck Center of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth"
"Daimler Trucks is focusing on
hydrogen-powered fuel-cells for the
electrification of its
vehicles for flexible and demanding long-haul transport."
Another large market is electric vans.Amazon put in an order for
1,800 ⚡ electric Mercedes vans.
German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon.
dbp934 >
Mentos Ok but can those H2 powered trucks go through places like:-
- The Mont Blanc Base Tunnel
- The Channel Tunnel
- The Gotthard Tunnel (on a train)
and probably more that don't come to mind at the moment.
If they are prohibited for very good reasons then why bother? 🤔
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/08/volvo-trucks-receives-order-for-100-electric-semis/