Vera: Volvo’s electric, autonomous hauler

MORE precisely, it’s an all-electric, autonomous tractor-trailer concept vehicle created by Volvo Trucks and named Vera. It’s purpose in life, according to the company, is to haul goods over relatively short, and low noise levels. The driveline and battery pack are similar to those used in Volvo Trucks’ electric trucks, according to the company.

Features of the Vera include: 300-kWh said. He cited

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historical - logical transition, such as horseandbuggy to automobiles, and early cell

in transportation cannot happen in 10 years is Electric vehicles (EVs) are close to that EVs are 10 times cheaper to fuel than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles,

costs and the increase of investments in battery megafactories have been huge in recent years.

Futurist Institute Chairman Jason Schenker, however, presented attendees with a more pessimistic view of battery power for EVs. Oil isn’t rare yet,

electric vehicle batteries are prob- enough out there to change things as

What he referred to as Tesla’s suspension of its Class 8 tractor, the just below total autonomy, he said. Also, many drivers are forsaking car ownership in favor of using ride-sharing

10 percent of Americans who traded in - is not an energy transition. This is a tech-