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02/18/20
While electric passenger cars led the way, the electrification of commercial vehicles initially came in fits and starts. (Who remembers Boulder Electric Vehicle or Smith Electric?) Unlike passenger cars, commercial vehicles need to carry different payloads with vastly different weights — and heavy payloads drain battery juice faster than a pitcher of lemonade on a hot day. Yet… Read more »
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02/17/20
Volvo’s EV semi is part of the Lights program, a massive public-private effort to create an entire electrified ecosystem in Southern California. If you want to sell an electric truck, you’re going to need more than just the truck itself. Electrification has the potential to bring some big benefits to society, and not merely through… Read more »
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02/14/20
Volvo Trucks launched their electric heavy duty truck program in California this week, nicknamed “Volvo LIGHTS.” Its centerpiece is the new Volvo VNR Electric heavy duty truck, which enables local and regional heavy duty cargo hauls. It will be used in a pilot program to haul cargo from the ports of Los Angeles to regional distribution hubs in… Read more »
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02/12/20
Volvo Trucks North America has turned on the LIGHTS. Announced just more than a year ago, the Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution (LIGHTS) partnership teamed together Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) fleet customers NFI and Dependable Highway Express in the deployment of electric VNR trucks at their California port operations. The deployment was part of a joint… Read more »
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Volvo Trucks North America provided the first rides in its forthcoming electric VNR model, and its partners in the Volvo LIGHTS project provided an update on efforts underway to accelerate adoption of electric trucks during a Feb. 11 media event. According to the manufacturer, the first trucks will reach California roads within weeks. “There are… Read more »
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“Partnership is the new leadership,” Martin Lundstedt, president and CEO of Volvo Group declared Feb. 11, just prior to Volvo parading out five battery electric VNRs as part of its LIGHTS (Low-Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution) project. The company credited a deep roster of 14 partners, including the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for making… Read more »
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