This is what Shorepower offers at truck stops…NEMA 5-20, NEMA 14-30, NEMA TT-30 (also called RV-30) and 460V reefer (TRU) power. You can visually see the plug style in the graphic below.
This is what Shorepower offers at truck stops…NEMA 5-20, NEMA 14-30, NEMA TT-30 (also called RV-30) and 460V reefer (TRU) power. You can visually see the plug style in the graphic below.
It’s cold in many areas of the country. Check out the Consumer Reports portable heater buying guide and equip your cab. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/space-heaters/buying-guide.htm
With all the crazy winter weather hitting the east right now, make sure to check the driving conditions and plug-in when you stop so you can get a warm and restful nights sleep! Our sites out east are: (click on the site to map out directions) Parma Travel Center: Parma, MI Pilot Flying J Detroiter: Woodhaven,… Continue reading Severe Winter Weather in the East, Plug-In and Stay Safe!
“Ian Wright left soon after Elon Musk took Tesla’s financial steering wheel in 2004, but now he’s back and determined to electrify a slow and ungainly automotive beast: the commercial truck. “Besides the fact that modern cars are already very clean, your average Toyota Camry driver only uses about 600 gallons a year, while a… Continue reading Are Electric Trucks on the Horizon?
“At the federal and state level, lawmakers are often engineers who attempt to mold society through tax policy – discouraging disreputable habits with heavy levies. “Cigarettes and alcohol are often favorite targets. And now, so are Atlanta-centric bohemians. Here’s his description of a piece of the House transportation package announced Wednesday: * A hipster fee… Continue reading “Hipster Tax” on Electric Vehicles in Atlanta
“George Pakenham, director-producer of the film Idle Threat, appeared in Chatham in January as part of the Eco-Film of the Chathams series. “Mr. Pakenham has approached more than 2500 drivers who had been idling for longer than 3 minutes and asked them to turn their engines off. “He reports a 78 to 80 percent success… Continue reading Anti-Idling “Man on Emissions”
FleetOwner magazine discusses how giant Tyson Foods works to cut wasted fuel and miles. Tyson runs 2600 power units in its Class 8 fleet with approximately 1000 over-the-road sleepers. Each sleeper is equipped with an auxiliary power unit (APU). The company operates 160 diesel-fired APUs and 757 electric units, 480 of which also have shorepower capability. They also… Continue reading Tyson Foods Saves with Plug Power
“Wrightspeed’s power train combines powerful electric motors and batteries, but in order to cover the distances commercial trucks run, the power-train incorporates a gas-turbine range extender; the whole package is then retrofitted into vehicles from truck OEMs “Our motors have four times the power-to-weight ratio than anything else available.” Additionally, like most EVs, their technology… Continue reading Wrightspeed’s New Power-Train Can Cut Fuel Use in Half
“It’s better for your health, your pocketbook and the planet to run the engine only when your vehicle is moving. “All you’re doing with a long warm-up is wasting gas, increasing pollution, raising the temperature of the planet and making yourself 10 minutes late for your … appointment.” “By one estimate, nearly 2 percent of… Continue reading Portland, Maine moving for No Idling
Please sign our petition to support plug-in infrastructure throughout the United States… We need 50 more signatures!! “Long-duration truck idling wastes nearly 700 million gallons of diesel fuel annually, along with associated emissions. Fuel constitutes the second largest expense for most trucking companies, behind labor. Unarguably, all trucking fleets improve their bottom-line by reducing idling. … Continue reading Petition to Support Plug-in Infrastructure