Fleets are moving fast to electrify as homeowners race to get 30% solar credit

In this long overdue episode of Quick Charge, the commercial trucking and logistics space is racing to electrify in the face of an ongoing oil crunch while homeowners race to claim the 30% solar tax credit by July 4th!

We've also got electric semi truck news from Volvo, a seriously substantial new electric forklift from Kalmar that defies belief, and a new solar-powered trailer concept from Nivalis. All that, plus an ACT roundup AND an all-new sponsor on today's show.

Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy. If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most.

Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com.

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• ACT Expo roundup
  • Zeem celebrates 350,000th successful charging session at LAX
  • REALLY Quick Charge with Range Energy electric trailer at ACT Expo 2026
  • REALLY Quick Charge: The Mobility House, V2G, and building up the grid
  • REALLY Quick Charge: Slate Auto CCO talks affordability, flexibility, and more
  • REALLY Quick Charge: Greenlane CEO talks expansion, deals, and more
  • Toyota Hino debut new Le Series electric MD trucks at ACT Expo
  • Toyota announces new hydrogen collab with Nikola fueling spinoff
• Volvo Trucks adds electric PTO to VNR Electric semi lineup
• E-quipment highlight: Kalmar li-ion Super Heavy electric forklifts
• Nivalis buys SolarEdge, paving the way for solar powered reefer trailers in the US
• If you still want that 30% solar tax credit, the new panic date is July 4

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