Managing Regulatory Compliance After Rapid Fleet Growth
Are you managing regulatory compliance after rapid fleet growth? If yes, it’s important to obtain as much information as possible.
Nikola Partners For Fuel-Cell Heavy Trucks For Europe
Nikola partners with E.ON to proliferate Europe with hydrogen fuel-cell heavy trucks. The plan calls for some 5,000 trucks to be on the road by 2027, with a further acceleration after that.
The expectation is that commercial trucks will evolve into a combination of FCEVs and BEVs depending on the needs of fleet managers in terms of cost management, distances traveled by respective trucks and payload efficiency.
The biggest obstacles to hydrogen taking off in the U.S. are the cost of fuel cells and insufficient refueling infrastructure.
USPS Commits to Adding 66,000 Electric Delivery Vehicles
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced last week its plans to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles as part of its 106,000 vehicle acquisition plan for deliveries between now and 2028.
The new fleet is also expected to modernize the service’s existing outdated vehicles, which USPS called “America’s largest and oldest federal fleet,” with amenities like air conditioning and advanced safety technology included for the first time.
The new next generation delivery vehicles are expected to start servicing postal routes in late 2023.
The Best Tech Innovations for Cars Presented in 2022
Throughout 2022, there were many advancements in technologies, ideas, and concepts that make it possible to forecast what the future could look like for motorists and passengers. These are among the best:
YankTech Wireless Charger: allows drivers and passengers to charge their devices without specific equipment like cables.
Apple's Next Generation CarPlay: Projected to go live in 2023, the new CarPlay occupies the entire cabin using all the screens that are installed in the car. Many believe this is a preview of how Apple wants to transform the car cabin with the upcoming Apple Car.
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How EVs are Creating New Challenges in Car Safety
Raul Arbelaez, vice president of the Vehicle Research Center at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), explains that, with electric vehicles becoming common, battery weight is “pushing vehicle mass higher.”
The heaviest vehicle the IIHS ever tested, Arbelaez says, is a larger electric SUV, the 2019 Audi e-tron. That vehicle, as tested, was “under 6,000 pounds.” But, he says, “some of these electric vehicles that have been advertised as coming in the next few years” are significantly heavier, “one as high as 9,500 pounds.”
IIHS engineers needed to verify that their crash machine — yes, they call it a crash machine — could handle it.
