Podcast: Hybrid semis – the way of the future?

April 16, 2024

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The push for electric trucks generates a lot of concerns. But what about hybrid semis? Revoy, a California-based company, is investing heavily in the technology and thinks it might be the future. Plus, while a few states move to address the truck parking problem, several others are looking at changes to their move-over laws.

0:00 – Newscast

10:22 – Part I: Hybrid semis – the way of the future?

25:10 – Part II: Hybrid semis – weight considerations, power grid challenges & more

40:24 – Tackling truck parking shortage on the state level

 

Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information

  • You can find the Arizona DOT highway safety plan on its website.
  • You can learn more about Revoy’s technology and see videos of their hybrid tech in action here.
  • To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
  • OOIDA has revamped its Fighting For Truckers It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues.
  • You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.

 

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Part I: Hybrid semis – the way of the future?

The push for electric trucks generates a lot of concerns. But what about hybrid semis? Revoy, a California-based company, is investing heavily in the technology and thinks it might be the future. The company’s founder and CEO, Ian Rust, explains how it works.

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Part II: Hybrid semis – weight considerations, power grid challenges & more

Now that we know how the technology works, Ian Rust of Revoy returns to explain how the company is addressing several challenges when it comes to hybrid semis. What about weight considerations? And power grid challenges?

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Tackling truck parking shortage on the state level

While a few states move to address the truck parking problem, several others are looking at changes to their move-over laws. Keith Goble of Land Line Magazine has the full breakdown in our weekly state legislative update.

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