The two alternatives set the industry up for a transition to low- and no-emission trucks over the next 10-plus years, Ake said. Toyota in August announced it would build fuel cells in Kentucky for hydrogen-powered semi-trucks beginning in 2023, for example.
Among the competitors, Volvo is also taking orders for its VNR Electric truck and Tesla continues to develop its electric Semi model, though production has been delayed into 2023.īattery-electric technology is not the only clean, alternative fuel the trucking industry is poised to employ, said Don Ake, vice president for commercial vehicles at FTR, an analysis and consulting firm that has served the trucking industry for more than 30 years. "It's a much more accepted reality that we're moving forward with electrification in the trucking industry."įreightliner is among those at the forefront of battery-electric truck technology, but the company is far from alone. "Now, we're at the tipping point," Voets said. Alexander Voets, the company's E-Mobility product marketing manager, said electrification of commercial truck fleets has gained a lot more traction in the industry since 2018, when the company unveiled two battery-electric models, the class 8 eCascadia and medium-duty eM2. The moment is not lost on Freightliner, either. “This, to me, is one of those types of significant events, from a technology standpoint, that everybody involved will remember.”
This is such a significant step in truck technology I think it does absolutely stand out,” Reich said. “I would compare it to when engines first became electronic. It is a technological leap forward that the logistics industry hasn’t seen since the late 1980s when truck engines added electronic controls, said Rob Reich, Schneider’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer. The deployment will be one of the first large-scale tests of battery powered electric semis’ current capabilities in the nation. A grant will help the company to buy 50 Freightliner-manufactured battery-electric trucks and put them into daily operation at an intermodal freight transfer station in Southern California. The Green Bay area-based logistics giant will operate one of the largest fleets of battery electric semi-trucks in the industry beginning in 2022. Watch Video: Freightliner eCascadia Electric Semi-TruckĪSHWAUBENON - Schneider is about to find out how far electric trucks can take the company toward its goal of cutting carbon emissions.
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