Workhorse has twice squandered a first-mover advantage in battery-electric step vans. Can it put the ball in play or is this the company’s third strike? Alan is joined by Rick Dauch, CEO Workhorse Group.

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo by all accounts is the must-attend industry show as trucking transitions to zero emissions and carbon neutrality. Join Alan Adler has he covers wide range of topics with multiple top of the industry guests. 1. Erik Neandross, CEO, Gladstein, Neandross and Associates 2. Matt Horton, Founding CEO, Voltera Power 3. Carey Mendes, President, Energy, Nikola Corp 4. Mark Freymueller, Senior Vice President Commercial Vehicle Business Innovation, Hyundai Motor Co. 5. Ken Ramirez, Global Executive Vice President, Head of Global Commercial Vehicle and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Business 6. Daniel Barel, CEO, REE Automotive

With hydrogen fuel cells eligible for significant incentives, Hyzon Motors CEO Parker Meeks looks forward, including to a pilot with hybrid powertrain maker Hyliion Holdings.

Autonomous trucking generates a lot of headlines. It isn’t a viable business yet. And a shakeout of players continues. Chris Urmson, truly part of the old guard in autonomy and the co-founder and CEO of Aurora Innovation, offers his perspective.

Guests: Angus Pacala, co-founder and CEO, Ouster Inc. and Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst, Guidehouse Insights Topic: The vast world of lidar suppliers all want to be the perception technology of choice for autonomous vehicles. It’s doubtful they all will survive the shakeout already underway. 

Alan hosts Mike Ramsey, Vice President and Analyst, Automotive and Smart Mobility at Gartner Inc. in the lastest episode of Truck Tech.