NEWSNOTES | September 5, 2024
News Notes

Their new long-range FH Electric semi-truck gets up to 373 miles per charge. Could this be a game changer? Electrek’s Michelle Lewis thinks so, citing its ability to go 186 miles on a single charge. Volvo has delivered over 3,800 electric trucks to customers globally.  

Illinois-based Hyzon builds high-performance hydrogen fuel cell systems, and they’ve been running a fuel cell-powered refuse truck in Australia since last fall. Earlier this year Hyzon partnered with refuse body builder New Way to build and test North America’s first fuel cell-powered refuse truck. The prototype truck is in San Francisco and is currently being tested by refuse company Recology. 

In a recent interview, Kenworth looks ahead at production of their hydrogen fuel cell solutions for Class 8 trucks in partnership with Toyota. Kenworth also highlights the challenges with infrastructure to support their battery-electric trucks, but they are taking an active role in selling a line of PACCAR chargers and providing partner and tech solutions for their customers.

A growing number of students across the country returned to school this year riding in an electric school bus (ESB). Oakland, California-based Zum is the first to launch a fleet of all-electric school buses. They are installing thousands of ESBs for the Oakland Unified School District. Zum is a transportation-as-a-service startup with plans to electrify 10,000 school buses over the next few years. Zum is also working with a local utility to tap their spare battery capacity to support the power grid.  

Norway is turning heads with the new numbers out about their electric vehicle (EV) market share. The country broke a new record with 95.7%, up from last year’s 90%. The bestselling battery-electric vehicle was the Tesla Model Y. Check here to see the bestselling models.  

Hyundai has revealed the new 2025 IONIQ 5 electric SUVs. The unveiling was at a new dealership in Savannah, Georgia. The new model comes with charging ports compatible with Tesla’s network of 17,000 Supercharger stations across the United States.

What happens when Waymo’s robotaxis become plentiful in a major city? Waymo and its driverless taxi service are building markets for autonomous services in San Francisco and several other cities. The Verge covered software engineer Sophia Tung, who set up a livestream with a mini PC and a webcam to see what happens to the taxis at night. Tung described it as “a maddening ballet of autonomous parking and honking…”    
 

RESOURCES

• Volvo Just Launched an Electric Semi Truck, electrek 
• Hyzon to Test Hydrogen Fuel Cell Refuse Truck, Trucknews.com 
• The Next Wave of EV Adoption, Fleet Equipment 
• Biggest Electric School-Bus Fleet Will Feed the Grid, Zum
• EVs Take 95.7% Share in Norway, Clean Technica
• Hyundai Unveils 2025 Electric SUVs, Hyundai
• Robotaxi Parking Lot Honkfest, The Verge