Today I Learned – December 2024

There is a significant overlap between the industry’s drive toward zero emissions and the industry’s workforce diversification. During the roundtables NACFE hosted at the Women in Trucking conference, our groups speculated as to why that could be. It’s a very fun and exciting change!

—    Rachel Ellenberger, Manager of Industry Engagement

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Element Energy, in concert with a West Texas wind farm owned by Nextera Energy Resources, has installed a 53-MWh stationary battery power installation employing re-purposed used battery electric truck batteries helping stabilize the grid.

—    Rick Mihelic, Director of Emerging Technologies

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40% of what we spend on energy, approximately 5% of total Global GDP equaling $4.6 trillion per year, goes up in smoke because of fossil fuel industry inefficiency.

—    Ken North, Emerging Technologies Consultant

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NACFE’s new report on eTRU developments talks about 15% of trailers having TRUs. However, I attended a meeting at the Eastern Market in Detroit and there were TRUs on nearly all trucks and trailers.

—    Dave Schaller, Director of Industry Engagement

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Both utilities and fleets are interested in meeting with each other to discuss how they can get power to truck chargers.

—    Rob Graff, Senior Technical Advisor

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Some advanced utilities are offering flexible interconnections, wherein fleets get extra power overnight, something that could be a win-win for fleets that want their connections quickly and for utilities that have limited grid capacity.

—    Ari Kahn, Manager, Carbon-free Transportation, RMI

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Approximately 40% of trucks on the road are more than 10 years old.

—    Kim Ehrenhaft, Design Director

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