Ok, you are talking about trucks. Battery electrics can be suitable for local drayage. There have been mixed results, but the technology is improving.
For two port technology reviews that are relatively recent, but not completely up-to-date, look for technology reviews prepared by the California Air Resources Board, and a joint one by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Apr 26, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > The situation is a result of how the Port of Seattle operates. Here's one > article that is pretty up-to-date: > https://www.truckinginfo.com/278641/seattles-independent-port-drivers-get-more-time-to-buy-clean-trucks > > Most important, Port of Seattle uses independent truck drivers, who provide > their own tractors. About 13 years ago, the city and port came up with some > regulations, the "clean truck program," which were supposed to go into effect > this year, but the deadline has been extended. Truckers are strongly > resisting. Some have invested and complied. Others say they can't afford to > invest in new technology. The truckers say they get slim margins on loads, > not leaving enough to buy new equipment. Some also claim newer trucks aren't > as reliable as old ones. > > None of the above even considers e-tractors. That's a hard sell to an > independent trucker who may also want to use their tractor for long haul. > > In my opinion, if Port of Seattle wants to attain zero emissions, they are > going to have to subsidize e-tractors or even provide them and outright ban > anything else. > > Clean Truck Program > https://www.portseattle.org/programs/clean-truck-program > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mark Abramowitz" <ma...@enviropolicy.com> > To: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" > <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Sent: 25-Apr-20 10:13:20 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] (no ice= clean air) % Happy Earth Day %> Consider An EV > >> A yard tractor is nowhere near as challenging as a tug. >> >> And the success for yard tractors has not been good. We will see how BYDs >> next projects do. >> >> Or are you not talking about terminal yard tractors? The terminal operators >> own those, not drivers. Are you talking about drayage trucks? >> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
