Live from Anaheim! I was at the world’s premier event for sustainable commercial transportation. Here’s a brief ~10-minute recap of key trends regarding China, electrification, sustainability’s future, and regulation. The highlight for me was driving a massive “day cab,” the driver part of a semi-truck. You can see the video at www.gtkpartners.com/act25
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In this milestone 50th episode of Tech. Cars. Machines., Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO of Greenlane, discusses plans to establish a charging network from the port of Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Greenlane is a $650MM joint venture amongst Daimler Trucks North America, NextEra Energy Resources, and BlackRock, and a leading, if not the leading, charging network for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
00:00 Welcome to Episode 50: Milestone Celebration
03:28 Interview with Patrick Macdonald-King
04:27 Greenlane’s Nationwide Network and Strategy
05:29 Patrick Macdonald-King’s Career Journey
08:11 The Role of OEMs in Charging Infrastructure
18:50 Hydrogen as a Future Path
25:47 Mapping Out Deployment Strategies
26:22 Greenlane’s Charging Infrastructure
32:29 Future-Proofing with Scalable Solutions
35:49 California’s Role in Electrification
37:25 Technological Needs and Industry Partnerships
41:06 Long-Term Vision and Industry Predictions
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Cars that drive themselves not enough for you? How about trucks? 80,000 pound trucks. Flying down the highway.
Peter Vaughan Schmidt, CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent autonomy holding of Daimler Truck, describes his “no hobbies” focus on long-haul, Class 8 applications. From, “no hobbies”, to scalable commercial deployment in 2027, to “no limits” afterwards!
You can read the related article here (3 minute read). More information on your host Ali Tabibian and GTK Partners.
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Joachim Rosenberg is with Volvo Group, one of the world’s largest producers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. He is Executive Vice President, Volvo Group Strategic Initiatives and President Volvo Energy. Joachim describes Volvo’s deep and sincere commitment to sustainability throughout its value chain, including its suppliers, its own operations, and in the “second life” of its products after their initial use by customers. Joachim touches on the full suite of powertrain technologies including battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell and even combustion engines.
You can find a transcript and web player here.
Learn more about Volvo and Joachim, GTK and your host Ali Tabibian. If links aren’t active in your app, please go to www.gtkpartners.com/tcm.
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