Tag: trailers
“Yes We Can” — BEV Heavy Trucks Already in Service
Fresh from losing the argument that electric vehicles would ruin your weekend, Australia’s conservative politicians and their media enablers are now hell bent on attacking battery-powered semi-trailers. Of course, they have not admitted that they were wrong about the weekend, and won’t when Twiggy Forrest wins the heavy trucking argument … [continued]
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Electric Garbage Trucks Are The Heavy-Duty EV Story Hiding In Plain Sight
The electric garbage truck is not the poster child for vehicle electrification. It does not have the consumer glamour of an electric pickup, the political visibility of an electric bus, or the freight-sector drama of battery-electric and hydrogen tractor-trailers fighting for long-haul mindshare (batteries for the win, as usual). It … [continued]
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Ireland’s Fuel Protests Should Accelerate Farm Electrification
The tractors and trucks outside Ireland’s Whitegate oil refinery in April were not just a protest about pump prices. They were a stress test of Ireland’s rural energy model, and that model did not look resilient. Reuters reported that blockades by farmers, hauliers, and contractors disrupted Whitegate, ports, roads, and … [continued]
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City fire crews respond to unsubstantiated boat in distress call
The Owen Sound Fire Department searched the waters near the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre for nearly two hours on Wednesday night. By the end of the search, fire crews determined that a 911 call about a boater in distress was a mistake, possibly caused by foggy conditions on the bay. Fire chief Phil Eagleson […]
Starting My All-Electric Route 66 RV Adventure
Rolling up to Amboy, California feels a lot like stepping into a time machine. The neon sign for Roy’s Motel and Cafe pops out of the Mojave Desert horizon long before you actually get there. After miles of stark, wide open spaces, stretching our legs and taking in the sights … [continued]
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