Episode 53: Making fleet electrification easy, with Alan White of Siemens.

Alan details Siemens Depot 360’s comprehensive offerings to provide a turnkey, commercially attractive path for electrifying vehicle fleets.

00:00 Introduction to Siemens

02:08 Introduction to Depot 360

02:37 Benefits and Challenges of Electrification

03:30 Siemens Smart Infrastructure

05:26 Alan White’s Background and Career

07:36 Depot 360’s Operational Insights

16:25 Global Electrification Trends and Challenges

30:22 Predictions and Closing Remarks

Episode 52: Building the Future of Electric Trucking with Anja Van Niersen

Anja Van Niersen, CEO of Milence, discusses plans to establish a charging network for European long-haul trucking. Milence is a 500MM Euro joint venture amongst Daimler, Traton and Volvo trucks.

00:00 Introduction to Milence

03:04 Anja’s background and career

03:10 Milence’s mission and operations

12:41 The profile of a charging hub

16:47 Future of heavy-duty/long-haul trucking

23:15 Geographical footprint and infrastructure development

30:00 Future enablers

37:26 The role of consumers and market demand

40:03 Optimism for adoption

Live from Anaheim! I was at the world’s premier event for sustainable commercial transportation. Here’s a brief ~10-minute recap of key trends regarding China, electrification, sustainability’s future, and regulation. The highlight for me was driving a massive “day cab,” the driver part of a semi-truck. You can see the video at www.gtkpartners.com/act25