Scott Crepeau, Director of Investments for DD Dannar LLC, showed the Transformer-like features of the Dannar Power Station. It is bright orange and shiny, and can transform into different types of utility vehicles and supply power. The massive Dannar Power Station caught my attention. Mack Trucks announced a program to electrify refuse trucks and Preco Collision Warning Technology for customers of the Mack LR Electric models.Īll Different Types and Sizes of Transformative Electric VehiclesĮverywhere I looked the exhibit hall, patios, hallways and entrance were packed with people and vehicles. It can accommodate several battery configurations for last-mile delivery step vans, motorhomes, and other speciality vehicles. Daimler Trucks revealed the electric Freightliner eCascadia with a 230-mile range for short-haul routes.īlue Bird Corporation partnered with Lightning eMotors, to create a new Class 5-6 electric vehicle platform. There were many news conferences about electrification and safety. Riders and drivers commented about the comfortable and quiet rides of all the vehicles. The entire area was quiet with the scent of the fresh wind from the ocean. Usually, a parking lot with that much traffic with gas or diesel-powered vehicles would have been extremely loud and stink. There were long queues to ride in a variety of electric trucks, vans and school buses that included Bright Drop, Lightning e-motors, VIA, Nikola, Cummins, Blue Bird school buses, Karma, Hyliion, Daimler, Green Power, Orange EV, Lion Electric, SEA Electric and others. Hyundai Motor will deploy thirty Class 8 6×4 XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty tractors at the Port of Oakland, California in 2023 with a maximum driving range of 500 miles. “It’s like riding on air,” commented Derrick Joyce, Derek Joyce, Senior Manager, Product and Advanced Powertrain PR, Hyundai. A driver commented on the quality of the suspension system of XCIENT trucks that feature rear air suspension, Automatic (ECAS) 4-bag type air suspension, plus cabin springs and shock absorbers. I noticed that the rides were quieter and smoother than consumer electric cars. The drivers were able to make very tight turns with a small radius in the parking lot of the Long Beach Convention Center. I went for rides in Hyundai’s Class 8 6×2 XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor and 6×2 XCIENT Fuel Cell rigid truck. Riding the Smooth Fuel Cell and Electric WavesĪ popular aspect of the event is the ride and drive. All of them should help improve air quality while offering better rides. The good news is the Expo showed clean technology, programs, investments and support services from the small clean vehicles up to large Class 8 trucks. The trucks spewed out noxious clouds of diesel smoke that I could smell in my electric car with the windows closed while wearing a respirator mask. On the way to the port, as I drove towards Long Beach, I noticed about 80% of the vehicles were big rig trucks. Combined, the ports have 20,000 trucks in their registries using combustion engines. The city hosts the Port of Long Beach, part of the San Pedro Bay Port Complex - that also includes the Port of Los Angeles. The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California, is the ideal location for a transportation exhibition for clean technology.
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