Truck Tech

Guest: Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO, WattEV

Topic: Startup WattEV is expanding its fleet of electric Class 8 trucks to 180 from 26 by the end of the year and opening more high-power charging sites.

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Guest: John O’Leary, Daimler Truck North America CEO

Topic: The burgeoning Advanced Clean Truck Expo moves into Las Vegas with hydrogen getting another boost from a surprising source and debate over the near-term future of electric trucks.

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Isuzu and Gatik will build medium-duty autonomous trucks for sale around 2027, expanding the use of Isuzu’s F-Series as the basis for the middle mile driverless trucks Gatik operates in Texas and Ontario, Canada. Japan’s Isuzu is also investing $30 million in Gatik. Oh, and there’s a new version of Isuzu’s craft beer truck, too.

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The transition from diesel fuel to electric propulsion will not spare autonomous trucks. Daimler Truck pulled together a demonstration of what that might look like by combining its Class 8 eCascadia with Torc Robotics driverless system.

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When your flagship truck is 90% new, opportunities abound to make improvements. Connectivity -- from integration of a MyTruck app to the ability for the Volvo VNL to call for help in an emergency are just two ways Volvo accomplished this.

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Hyliion’s linear generator technology holds promise for efficiently producing low-emissions electricity for electric vehicle charging and a host of other applications. The challenge is successfully scaling 3D printing for parts so intricate they could not be made any other way.

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Guest: Brent Yeagy, president and CEO, Wabash

Topic: Wabash’s renaming and reorganization into two business units along with fresh thinking on strategic customer relationships is paying off for the company, which sees broad applications for its EcoNex structural material composites across transportation modes.

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Guest: Charlie Freeze, Executive director of GM Hydrotec

Topic: With more than a half century of hydrogen fuel cell development, General Motors is finally making commercial strides with potential customers. The more power-hungry the project, the more the automaker sees its value

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Guest: Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO, Greenlane

Topic: Building out an electric infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty trucks will take a lot of players and a lot of money. Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy and BlackRock Climate Infrastructure have committed more than $650 million to that end.

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Guests: Brad Hartzel, Workhorse vice president, Manufacturing Services and Rick Dauch, Workhorse Group CEO

Topic: Workhorse is on the bubble financially, but its refurbished horse ranch-themed plant in Union City, Indiana, is ready to scale production if orders for its new W56 electric step van materialize against a slowdown in EV adoption.

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