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Smoothing the Road to Electric Work Trucks

Construction Business Owner

Smoothing the Road to Electric Work Trucks ccapoccia Tue, 01/24/2023 - 09:49 Electric power is beneficial, but converting a fleet of work trucks to run on electricity is not as simple as flipping a switch. Converting from internal combustion engines to electric drive systems piles on the complexity.

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Magnetized Cement to Charge Electric Vehicles on Road

The Constructor

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to develop roads that will be able to charge electric vehicles (EVs) while you drive on them.

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Road workers threatened with machetes

Construction Enquirer

A campaign has been launched in Birmingham to respect road workers after civils staff were threatened with weapons including machetes, crossbows and dogs. Just because somebody wants to drive down the road that must be closed for safety reasons? Road workers are there to do a job and earn a living. And what for?

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Civils firms warn over drop in roads and prelim workloads

Construction Enquirer

Civils contractors are reporting cooling workloads in the roads and preliminary housing works sectors after several years of roaring growth. Preliminary works and motorway trunk roads showed the greatest slowdown but non renewable electricity, local roads and airports are also declining.

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A Third Company Pilots Volvo Electric Trucks On-Road in California

Construction Equipment

Volvo Trucks North America has announced that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks. The Volvo…

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Michigan DOT Selects Firm for First U.S. Wireless Vehicle Charging Road Infrastructure

ENR Construction

Electreon will develop state's inductive vehicle charging road system, furthering its planned transition to all-electric transit fleets.

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Michigan DOT Selects Electreon for Inductive Vehicle Charging Road System Contract

ENR Construction

Michigan selects Electreon to develop its inductive vehicle charging road system, furthering the state's planned transition to all-electric transit fleets.