5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (588+ words) What’s up, indeed? Battery-electric trucks have enjoyed a long head start on zero emission freight hauling, highlighted in recent weeks by positive reviews for Tesla’s Semi Class 8 truck. In addition, an EV battery-swapping industry is emerging in the freight hauling…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) Just yesterday, I wrote about Einride and DAF Trucks partnering on a new, serious autonomous trucking initiative. There’s another recent autonomous trucking story that slipped through the cracks. Autonomous driving company Pony.AI is reportedly looking to deploy 1,000 autonomous heavy-duty…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) Zach is tryin' to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its editor-in-chief and CEO. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1247+ words) From Gen-4 heavy-duty trucks to L4 urban delivery vehicles, shared technology, automotive-grade production and industry partnerships are shaping the next phase of Pony.ai’s autonomous freight business At a media briefing on August 3, He Xing, Vice President of Pony.ai and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1273+ words) Now, I have 9,000 miles of proof that I was right, and proof that electric RVing is actually a good experience. What I learned on this trip is that electric trucks can absolutely tow heavy loads over massive distances today. The…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) The news about electric vehicles tends to be more about EVs used for personal transportation because most of us humans have cars, SUVs, trucks, scooters, and motorcycles so we easily understand this transportation type. Fleet vehicles are being electrified too…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) There was a tremendous response on X to the simple announcement from Tesla. One commenter wrote: “I have high hopes for this Semi. Much of our air quality can be helped by getting rid of the massive diesel rigs criscrossing…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (168+ words) Tesla revealed its Semi (semi truck) nearly a decade ago. Many of us hoped for and expected a quick move to market and rapid scaling up. However, the process has gone much more slowly than I think anyone anticipated. However,…...

8+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (266+ words) Also, honestly, I read Outta Gas to do one of the full edits, and I can’t recommend the book highly enough. It’s a superb “self-help” book for climate-concerned citizens of the world based on years of research and work. It…...