The likelihood that all vocations of class-8 heavy duty truck converge on a single model for electrification remains uncertain as multiple technologies compete for market position. Considering the rapid rate of advance in low carbon combustion fuels, fuel cells, and batteries, the possibility of a fragmented market space taking hold short-term appears the likely outcome as these technologies continue to mature. Considering that combustion engines running low-carbon fuels will also feature some degree of hybrid electrification, all three technologies will include battery as a critical component. 

The Volta Zero is a purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne/Class 7 vehicle designed for urban logistics, reducing the environmental impact of freight deliveries in city centres. Designed from the ground up with an operating pure-electric range of 150 – 200 kms (95 – 125 miles). The Volta Zero was designed for electric from the outset, using Proterra batteries and Meritor eAxle, which facilitates improvements in vehicle, driver, and pedestrian safety.

The construction industry, facing pressure to reduce its GHG emission footprint, is recognizing the need to transition to zero-emission off-road mobile machines. The days of operating large diesel engine-powered construction vehicles are numbered. OEMs are seeing this demand, and a growing number of electric commercial construction machines are becoming available. Alongside exhaust CO2 emission reductions, electrification offers other co-benefits which include local air quality improvement and reduced noise, that could transform the worksite environment.

Offering high energy density combined with fast charging, a long life cycle and in-time delivery will be prerequisites to succeed in the heavy duty vehicles segment. John Lester, Farasis Energy USA, will explain how the organization tackles these challenges based on high performance lithium-ion batteries and will give an insight into latest battery developments. He will also present, the company latest localization strategy.

Evaluation criteria for heavy duty applications will ultimately be derived by overall cost of ownership. My talk will focus on analysis of these factors (safety, cycle life, end-of-life) and how technology developments at Electrovaya and others are changing the equation.

Forum Mobility provides the charging infrastructure, zero-emission trucks, and technology needed to decarbonize the movement of goods in and around ports. While the environmental benefits of our business are immense, the social justice component of converting heavy duty trucking to zero-emissions is just as complex to solve. Policy, capital, technology, and scale all need to work hand-in-hand to solve this ambitious transformation.

Beyonder has developed an ultra-high battery cell up to 5 kW/kg and 30 C charging rate for heavy duty truck application. Additionally, Beyonder cells also present a cycle life over 20 000 cycles.

This presentation will provide an overview of the strategic battery sourcing challenges facing the long tail of the North American commercial vehicle E-Mobility market versus the dramatically larger scale of the global EV pass car, SUV, and light truck market. These challenges will be translated into real-world battery pricing ($/kWh) for commercial vehicle OEMs and Tier 1's, along with up-to-date battery supply chain mapping data for the North American commercial vehicle E-Mobility market.

Breakthroughs in high-power wireless charging offer the opportunity to keep EV fleets powered during normal operation, matching the duty cycle of diesels. Free of heavy cables and moving parts, there is nothing to run over, break, freeze, or forget. Transit and port applications requiring 250kW up to 1MW are a reality today. These successes raise new questions about the impact of battery lifetime and the need for compatible battery chemistries.

Full electrification in the US is going to require an historic build out of new electric infrastructure and charging. In many areas, that won't be possible, practical or may face too much uncertainty. This market can be served by heavy duty mobile charging fleets. Due to the uncertainty around this market, new and expensive infrastructure is not the most ideal solution. Using repurposed EV batteries will provide the lowest LCOE and most flexibility.

This presentation will describe the Thermal Runaway Incident Program (TRIP), a stakeholder-led voluntary reporting system for lithium battery thermal runaway incidents in aviation. The presentation will include an overview of the reporting process and the data collected. Summary data and 5-year incident trends of thermal runaway incidents in the aviation context will be reviewed including the changing mix of device types, information about the device activity, and proximate cause of many subject incidents. Finally, the presentation will provide some observations and conclusions about potential mitigating actions to reduce the risk of thermal runaway incidents in aviation.

Skeleton Technologies has developed Superbattery technology which is able to charge >60 Wh/kg in under 60 seconds while being inherently safe. This is extremely useful for fast charging in high-utilization use cases such as mining, work, and construction machinery. This presentation aims to explore the benefits of the technology and discusses several applications, some of which are developed together in different project consortiums (information on consortiums will be public at the time of presentation).

After helping to launch and grow the zero-emission transit, school, and shuttle bus market, California is now focusing on zero-emission on-road trucks. This talk will include policy and regulatory drivers that are pushing the transition of California’s trucking fleets zero, the incentive programs available to support this transition, the role that OEMs play in ensuring successful truck deployments, and the fueling infrastructure nexus essential to this transition.