[skrao]

This thread was prompted by the announcement of BEST ordering 900 electric double deckers and tweeting a picture of the Volvo electric double decker

Background
Everyone thinks of Tesla and the numerous electric cars and personal vehicles when they think electric. Slowly but surely, urban mobility given the limited range and proximity to charging infrastructure will go electric, only question of how fast and not if.
However, this has not fully hit the commercial vehicle category except for e-rickshaws, or small urban delivery vehicles. Large size trucks and highway mile crunchers are still diesel and will continue to remain so for some time. The European and American commitment to climate change has turned its gaze to this segment as a quick win for zero carbon goals.
Solutions
Roads with charging infrastructure with a dedicated charging lane
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...pens-in-sweden
Swappable Batteries
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...able-batteries
Overhead Charging

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/fact...rbonise-trucks
Fully electric trucks
https://www.volvogroup.com/en/news-a...s-4158927.html

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/8-e...ies-watch-2020

and many more.

i have been tracking commercial vehicle shipments to end customers and not just experimental vehicles and the annual report from Group Volvo caught my eye. Even with supply chain constraints during covid, Volvo/Renault have started shipping serious numbers and expect it to become nearly 40% by 2025.



Would love to see the monsters on Indian roads soon