EC Tech Desk #17

The EC Tech Desk is a monthly resource compiled by the EC’s technical services team that aims to curate transportation electrification’s most relevant news, tools, and resources in a brief, readable format. Automaker News Pictured: two Einride autonomous trucks operating in Tennessee, courtesy of Einride Einride has deployed two driver- and cab-less electric trucks on […]

ACT Expo 2027

Now in its 17th year, ACT Expo is widely recognized as the most important annual event for the commercial transportation industry. With the industry’s most comprehensive assembly of “who’s who,” fleets, shippers, and public-sector organizations can accomplish in four days what would otherwise take months of meetings and multiple trips. You’ll have every solution, every […]

Work Truck Week 2027

Work Truck Week is the leading annual event where the commercial vehicle industry meets each March in Indianapolis. It brings together chassis OEMs, fleets, upfitters, equipment manufacturers, distributors, truck dealers, engineers, and product leaders to see innovations, exchange knowledge, and build partnerships. For more than 25 years, this event has evolved from a traditional trade […]

Businesses Call on Virginia Governor to Support Electric Trucks and Buses

Volvo VNR Electric tractor-trailer

April 14, 2021 Businesses Call on Virginia Governor to Support Electric Trucks and Buses Forty-nine businesses urged Gov. Northam to join multi-state agreement to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles Washington, D.C.— Dozens of businesses, including vehicle manufacturing leaders, urged Gov. Ralph Northam to support the electrification of trucks and buses throughout the commonwealth Wednesday. The […]

Electrification Coalition Applauds State Leaders for Accelerating Transition to Electric Trucks

Statement by Ben Prochazka, National Director of the Electrification Coalition: “Our transportation sector is almost entirely reliant on oil, so we need to take critical action to accelerate the transition to electrification. These 15 states and the District of Columbia have taken an important step toward making freight movement a driving force for our electric transportation future. This ambitious action from state leaders will help reduce our oil dependency, diversify the fuel used to move freight across the country, lower vehicle emissions, and ensure our transportation network is powered domestically.”

Amy Malaki

Amy Malaki is the head of policy and sustainability at SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas, pioneering global leaders in sustainable aviation fuel production and supply. Prior to SkyNRG, Amy was the associate director for the transportation portfolio at the ClimateWorks Foundation where she developed philanthropic investment strategies to advance a sustainable, equitable and low-carbon mobility system. She also pioneered the organization’s international aviation decarbonization strategy. Prior to that she focused on Asia business development at Better Place, a Silicon Valley electric vehicle network startup. She has a B.A. in Chinese and China studies from the University of Washington and an M.A. in international policy studies (energy and environment) from Stanford University.