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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification: Technology and Knowledge Gaps [pdf]
- airstrike 5y agoIf anyone's wondering why this is interesting, I'll paste one excerpt from this very in-depth PDF: > Developers of many of the early electric vehicle powertrains have attempted to integrate “off-the-shelf” or “best available” battery systems, motors, and power electronics as opposed to purpose-built or optimized systems. Areas where [Medium- and Heavy-duty Vehicle (MHDV)] electrification has made market progress are specialized applications such as transit buses,where other factors such as emissions and noise are also important and federal or state funding is available to incentivize zero-emissions technology. While technology advancement in [Light Duty] vehicles can often benefit the MHDV market, key differences have resulted in R&D gaps that are limiting the electrification of commercial vehicles.