When a Class 8 driver pulls off I-80 for a federally mandated 30-minute break, the truck is doing nothing productive. That short window, repeated millions of times a year across the U.S. freight network, is exactly what the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is engineered around. After roughly eight years of development inside CharIN’s MCS Task […]
This month’s newsletter looks at electrification from two angles. In Innovation Lane, we finally get to the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), the new standard that lets a Class 8 electric truck recharge during a driver’s 30-minute rest break, with hardware already in the ground in California and corridor sites announced along I-5 and I-10. In
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Introducing Tim Milburn — Founding Partner of Green Ways 2Go Since 2011, Tim has been active in clean transportation projects and consulting work, as a Partner at Green Ways 2Go. Project activities started with developing and deploying alternative fuel projects, including turnkey projects for EV charging, compressed natural gas, and propane autogas. Since 2016, most
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Dear Readers, In this month’s Innovation Lane, Bailey Arnold offers a clear-eyed explainer on biodiesel and renewable diesel — how they’re made, how they differ, and why Illinois fleets should think of them as complementary rather than competing. It’s the kind of practical, technology-neutral analysis IACT was built to deliver. I want to build on
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As fleets continue exploring ways to reduce emissions while maintaining reliable operations, two renewable alternatives to petroleum diesel are receiving increased attention: biodiesel and renewable diesel. Although the fuels have similar names and can be produced from many of the same renewable feedstocks, they are distinct products with unique characteristics. Understanding these differences can help
For grounds-care operators and the fleets that serve them, fuel choice has shifted from an environmental conversation to an operating one, driven by fuel cost volatility, evolving small-engine rules, and procurement language showing up in city and campus contracts. Two forces are reshaping how landscape fleets evaluate equipment, and neither is primarily about advocacy. The
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Dear Readers, Happy summer! One of the questions IACT has been asking itself over the past year is both simple and important: how can we be most useful to the stakeholders we serve across Illinois? As we have listened to fleets, local governments, fuel providers, educators, community organizations, and industry partners, the answer has become
As states, fleets, utilities, and technology providers work to reduce transportation emissions, one sector continues to present unique challenges: freight transportation. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks move the goods that power our economy, delivering everything from food and consumer products to construction materials and industrial equipment. At the same time, these vehicles account for a disproportionate
The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation is hiring an Executive Director. The Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT) is a unique partnership of business, industry, community, and government, all working together to advance clean transportation. It is one of 85 Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) coalitions across the country. New board leadership has developed a
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Hello Readers, I am James Patrick O’Brien and was recently elected to the IACT Board. I am honored by this opportunity and look forward to working with you as we continue advancing IACT’s vision. My background is in chemical safety, hazard assessment, and emergency management, with an emphasis on fuel chemistry. I worked for the
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