Construction giant Skanska is piloting an electric compaction roller (a piece of heavy equipment analogous to what a previous generation called a “steamroller”) on its Los Angeles Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. The Wirtgen Group’s battery-powered HAMM HD 12e VV is designed to have the same capabilities as a conventional diesel compaction roller. Skanska’s… Read more »
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Hitachi and Penske launch large-scale electric truck charging pilot in California
Hitachi America, Hitachi Energy, and Penske Truck Leasing have partnered to launch a large-scale electric truck charging pilot in Stockton, California. Hitachi Energy has supplied Penske with its Grid-eMotion Fleet EV charging system. The DC fast charging solution is designed to deliver multi-megawatt-level charging power levels with a compact footprint. Hitachi’s Grid-eMotion charging system in… Read more »
Skanska concludes North American pilot of Volvo EC230 Electric excavator
Construction giant Skanska has completed a 90-day pilot program using the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator on the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project in Los Angeles. The goal of the trial was to test the capability of a battery-powered excavator to match the performance of a legacy diesel-powered machine. The excavator was used to load… Read more »
Citgo enters EV charging market with pilot program in Michigan
For better or for worse, oil companies are moving aggressively into the EV charging market. The latest oil giant to start selling electrons is Citgo Petroleum, which recently launched an EV charging pilot program in Battle Creek, Michigan, in collaboration with longtime marketer Folk Oil. The Citgo location on 11 Mile Road in Battle Creek… Read more »
USPS’s pilot of Canoo electric vans could signal opportunity for other commercial EV makers
EV startup Canoo seemed to have fallen off the media radar, until a recent volume order for its electric vans brought it back to the headlines. Now the company has announced another high-profile deal, this time with the United States Postal Service (USPS), which, after a decade or two of deliberation, finally appears to be… Read more »
Blue Current announces new funding, will begin solid-state battery pilot
Blue Current, a solid-state battery manufacturer, has announced technical advances, partner engagements and funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Piedmont Capital and Umicore invested in Blue Current in 2023. The company is using this additional funding to finish its 22,000-square-foot pilot manufacturing facility at its Hayward, California headquarters. The pilot is designed to demonstrate that the… Read more »
Ford and Resideo to conduct V2H energy management pilot
Ford and home automation company Resideo Technologies have announced a joint V2H simulation project called EV-Home Power Partnership. The project involves pairing the bidirectional EV charging of Ford’s F-150 Lightning with a Resideo smart thermostat to explore the potential of the EV batteries to optimize home energy management, reduce customer electricity costs and relieve strain… Read more »
AmpUp wins $1.7-million grant from state of Connecticut for EV charging management pilot
Charging software provider AmpUp has been awarded up to $1.7 million in funding from the state of Connecticut’s Innovative Energy Solutions program for a charging management pilot. The goal of the project is to provide grid operators with a scalable solution to balance energy demand during peak periods by decreasing load at EV charging stations…. Read more »
Pilot Travel Centers opens the first 17 locations in its new coast-to-coast EV charging network
Pilot Travel Centers, in cooperation with GM and EVgo, is building a new national fast EV charging network. Now the company has opened the first 17 locations, located in 13 states. The partners aim to deploy fast charging at around 25 Pilot and Flying J travel centers by the end of 2023, and at 200… Read more »
A Look at the Polaris Off-Road/On-Road EV Charging Pilot
Join this session where we will discuss the early learnings from a first-of-its-kind off-road/on-road electric vehicle charging infrastructure pilot located in the rural Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Presented by Polaris, the maker of the all-electric RANGER XP Kinetic UTV. Presented by: Kevin Dwyer, Sr. Project Engineer – Global Electrification, Polaris