Hyliion touts recent orders for the Hypertruck ERX
Hyliion has announced that Mone Transport has ordered 20 units backed by deposits to secure Hypertruck ERX production slots. Based in Laredo, Texas, the door-to-door service provider is an early adopter of green technology, with Hyliion Hybrid diesel solutions already incorporated into its operations. Having seen success with the implementation of Hyliion Hybrid products in
GreenPath Logistics taps Hyliion Hypertruck ERX trucks to move toward sustainability
Hyliion Holdings Corp announced that GreenPath Logistics has ordered 50 units backed by deposits to secure Hypertruck ERX production slots. After their Ride and Drive experience at Hyliion’s headquarters, the Dallas-based, full-service private fleet—which uses only vehicles powered by alternative fuels—is the first member of the Hypertruck Innovation Council to place an order of Hypertruck
Cummins unveils internal combustion engine solutions
Cummins Inc. is expanding its powertrain platforms to leverage a range of lower carbon fuel types, the company announced during a virtual press conference. The unified, fuel-agnostic engines will use engine blocks and core components that share common architectures and will be optimized for different low-carbon fuel types. These new fuel-agnostic engine platforms will feature
Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales gained 19% YTD through May
For the first five months of 2021, U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales rose 19% year-to-date against a “somewhat unfair comparison of the same time period in 2020,” as published in the quarterly report (AFQ: Alternative Fuels Quarterly) recently released by ACT Research. For context, total U.S. Class 8 sales were
Hyliion touts strong fleet test case results on hybrid CNG solution
Hyliion has announced positive initial results from a truck loan program launched in conjunction with Portland-based natural gas provider NW Natural, which featured Hyliion’s hybrid CNG solution. As part of the program, Hyliion collaborated with NW Natural to equip a Freightliner Cascadia day cab with their Hybrid compressed natural gas (CNG) solution, a self-charging powertrain that boosts
Hyliion’s CEO talks sustainable truck equipment choices
You may have thought that we’ve been down the sustainability road before when “going green” was in vogue, but this time is different. Huge investments from every energy sector and increasingly stringent environmental regulations are pushing trucking toward an energy sea change. The question now isn’t if it will happen, it’s how it will happen.
Integrated energy management: What it is and why you need it
As the evolution toward running on more than a single fuel source continues, fleets turning to alternative fuels are spurred by growing environmental regulations and sustainability plans. That’s why, rather than thinking about a straight replacement to diesel, fleets should adopt an integrated energy management (IEM) approach—a comprehensive strategy that considers all available fuel sources
Hyliion: Renewable natural gas prepares to take the wheel as trucking fleets pursue a lower carbon footprint
As the world continues down the path of clean energy and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the commercial trucking industry face immense pressure from all sides to follow suit. But do they have enough gas in the tank to meet those demands? Government regulations in the U.S. and abroad are changing the paradigm in commercial vehicle
Three reasons that natural gas trucks are worth considering right now
Environmental-related regulations and requirements are going to continue increase, and not just in California. Across the United States, 403 cities have signed the Paris Agreement, a global response to the threat of climate change. What’s that mean for you as a fleet manager? If the California Air Resources Board (CARB) rule that aims to have
Municipal fleet engine issues: from spec’ing to maintenance
Wide ranging applications and duty cycles. Light-, medium- and heavy-duty tasks. Municipal and government fleets face a wide array of equipment management challenges. And that’s on top of the refuse, utility and myriad of other primary challenges that equipment is tackling. Reliability and total cost of ownership is paramount. That starts with making the proper
Shell introduces new natural gas engine oil
Shell Lubricants is introducing Shell Rotella T4 NG Plus 15W-40 heavy-duty engine oil for natural gas trucks.
Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales up 10% M/M, 60% Y/Y, 43% YTD in May, ACT says
U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales for the first five months of 2019 gained 43% year-to-date, according to a recent quarterly report (AFQ: Alternative Fuels Quarterly) released by ACT Research. Year-to-date sales at this point in 2018 were down 18%, following a 13% full-year increase in 2017.
