Clean Fleet Industry Gathers for 2024 ACT Expo

Vehicle Research•Photos 16•June 3, 2024

The 2024 ACT (Alternative Clean Transportation) Expo convened May 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center with over 2,100 fleet and mobility professionals representing all sectors of the fleet industry including corporate, government, law enforcement, education, and utility.

The exhibits and educational sessions explored the latest technologies around low- and zero-emission transportation, including electric, hydrogen, natural gas, and renewable power, along with the sustainability trends and regulations driving the transition.

Automotive Fleet was on the scene, check out what we saw and heard.

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Six executives sit on stage during a seminar. — Representatives from Daimler Truck North America, Navistar, Peterbilt & PACCAR, Volvo Trucks North America, and Mack Trucks North America discuss with moderator Art Vallely, president of Penske Truck Leasing (left) how the deployment of EVs in the commercial space has taken longer than expected.
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Man at podium during press conference. — A Penske executive addresses the crowd to unveil its joint venture with ForeFront Power to help commercial fleets plan, design, and deploy charging infrastructure.
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Interns on stage at an offsite party. — Ryan Pritchard of Pritchard EV (right) introduces his team of interns at an offsite event for the reveal of SHAED commercial EV listings site.
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Man with microphone speaks to reporters at trade show booth. — Zeem Solution's founder Paul Gioupus fills in the media regarding the development of an electric truck mega-depot near Port Newark, New Jersey. The site will serve regional fleet operators with electric trucks, overnight parking and charging for 200 trucks.
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Commercial EV chassis on an expo floor. — Harbinger displayed its electric stripped chassis in three wheelbases and four GVWRs in Classes 4, 5, and 6. The company is gearing up for the commercial start of production in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Various commercial electric vehicles outside the convention center in Las Vegas. — The ACT Expo ride and drive featured advanced clean commercial vehicles spanning all weight classes and hydrogen, electric, hybrid, natural gas, and convention diesel powertrains.
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A crowded expo hall. — The 2024 ACT Expo gathered over 12,000 attendees and featured over 230 exhibits in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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A woman on stage addresses the audience. — Shelley Simpson, president of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, made the point that the industry has many pathways to decarbonize that are not as capital-intensive as electric vehicles.
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A mobile power unit in a parking lot. — Fleet electrification increasingly depends on mobile charging systems while waiting for permanent infrastructure. This charging system from Volt Vault uses renewable natural gas to generate off-grid electric for Level 2 or Level 3 charging up to 175kW.
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A step van sits on a trade show floor. — Blue Bird is expanding its lineup from school buses into step vans, revealing a last-mile delivery van and stripped chassis featuring a 140kWh Lithium-ion battery.
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A portable charging unit in an expo hall. — This portable EV charging skid from Pioneer eMobility can be installed without permits, electrical upgrades, or onsite construction.
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A new large electric truck sits in a show floor display. — Motiv Electric Trucks unveiled Argo, the company’s first fully-integrated cab-chassis design built by Motiv and not sourced from other OEMs. Argo supports a wide range of truck body lengths and types, from short dump trucks and aerial lifts to walk-through delivery trucks, dry freight, refrigerated trucks, and buses.
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Small electric cargo van in a show floor display. — Yes, the market of startup commercial EV makers is still growing. China-based U Power displayed its entry-level Class 1 delivery van based on a “plug-and-play” chassis, though not ready for the U.S.
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Man onstage delivering a keynote address. — Ryder System CEO Robert Sanchez shared results of a Ryder study that analyzed Total Cost to Transport (TCT) for commercial EVs versus traditional ICE vehicles. Class 2b cargo vans came the closest to parity.
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Media gather on show floor to listen to a press conference, trucks in background. — New to the U.S., electric truck maker ZM Trucks revealed five models in the Class 4, 5, 6, and “baby 8” segments. ZM expects the trucks to be on sale in the U.S. by the end of 2024.
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Executives from IKEA, DHL Supply Chain, Sysco, Maersk, and PepsiCo discuss decarbonization efforts. IKEA has reduced GHG emissions by 28% since 2017. PepsiCo aims to reduce Scope 1& 2 emissions by 75% by 2030.
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