Revoy electric trailer rolls into Trucking with Clean Fuels Conference
Revoy EV’s electric trailer promises to make electrifying your OTR trucking fleet easy and cost-effective, and this one just pulled into the Port of Stockton ahead of the 2024 Trucking with Clean Fuels Conference.
By packing batteries and an electric drive axle into a tandem trailer that fits between a conventional semi truck and trailer, Revoy EV claims it can “electrify” a diesel truck fleet quickly and easily, effectively cutting a fleet’s fuel bill in half. When we covered the concept last month, we had lots of questions about the practicality of what was, essentially, a 22,000 lb. powered axle – but that hasn’t stopped the concept from getting a ton of attention.
If you’re one of the many people who wants to learn more about the Revoy EV concept, a video posted to LinkedIn by Ollie Danner seems to indicate that you’re about to get your chance at the Trucking With Clean Fuels conference.
The conference kicks off this Thursday, February 29th, and promises to deliver “the largest Zero Emission Convoy in the US, featuring an impressive lineup of over 30 cutting-edge Zero Emission commercial vehicles, including electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, from pick-ups to Class 8 semi trucks.”
The event is being supported by CALSTART, a nonprofit organization working with businesses and governments to help decarbonize transportation, and the San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Coalition, an initiative under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities program dedicated to reducing petroleum use in transportation.
Electrek’s Take
We still have a ton of questions about the Revoy EV. Will its weight and negative impact on GVWR be too much of an obstacle for the fuel savings to overcome? Will its roll in depleted/roll out full model work at scale? With two “swap stations” already up and running in Texas and Arkansas (where drivers can pull into the station, be greeted by a Revoy attendant, then swap out their spent battery “in about five minutes”) is California going to be far behind?
That all remains to be seen – but if being seen is important to your business’ ESG goals, the Revoy EV is definitely visible.
I talked about the Revoy EV a few weeks ago on The Heavy Equipment Podcast with my co-host, Mike Switzer, who manages several hundred vehicle assets across several states. Surprisingly, he’d already seen a few pictures of a Revoy in the wild, when one of his drivers passed one on the road (about 7:30 in). You can check that out below, and let us know what you think of Revoy’s chances in the comments.
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A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries
Chinese state-owned company COSCO Shipping has launched what it calls the “world’s largest” river-to-sea electric container ship. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ fully electric vessel that sets a new benchmark in sustainability in the marine logistics industry.
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, or COSCO for short, is a state-owned multinational conglomerate headquartered in Shanghai specializing in marine transport. Not to be confused with Costco, COSCO Shipping was founded as a subsidiary in 2016 following an approved merger between COSCO and China Shipping.
The COSCO Group is the largest liner carrier in China, transporting hundreds of container vessels daily while also providing ships to Chinese automakers to help them export their electric vehicles to new markets overseas, including Europe.
To adapt to the times, COSCO has developed a massive, fully electric container ship, which has now officially begun service in China.
COSCO’s electric container ship begins service in China
According to a WeChat post from COSCO Shipping, which features reports from China’s CCTV, the company’s Green Water 01 electric container ship arrived safely and was berthed in the Port of Yangshan by the local maritime safety administration.
The Green Water 01 sails at a total length of 119.8 meters, a molded width of 23.6 meters, a molded depth of 9 meters, a design draft of 5.5 meters, and a maximum speed of 19.4 km/h (12 mph). COSCO Shipping says the Green Water 01 electric container ship presents multiple firsts for the marine industry, including total length, width, container capacity, deadweight tonnage (10,0000 tons), and battery capacity (50,000+ kWh).
Speaking of batteries, the electric container ship is powered by a large-capacity battery combining for over 50,000 kWh. However, COSCO says the number of battery modules can be configured depending on the length of the voyage at sea. For example, additional 20-foot battery boxes offering 1,600 kWh of electricity can be loaded onto the container for extra range.
This ship’s captain, Wang Jun, told CCTV that when the Green Water 01 is equipped with 24 battery boxes, the electric container ship can complete trips that consume 80,000 kWh of energy, equivalent to approximately 15 tons of fuel for a similar journey in a traditional container ship.
COSCO Shipping also shared that the new Green Water 01 can save 3,900 kg (8,600 pounds) of fuel for every 100 nautical miles traveled, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 12.4 tons. Following the successful launch, the Green Water 01 has commenced weekly service between Shanghai and Nanjing.
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