SAE Oregon Presents: Preparing Electric Commercial Vehicle Infrastructure

4555 North Channel Avenue,Portland OR 97217

19 May, 2022

Description

We will cover how the lack of refueling and charging stations for electric commercial vehicles is being addressed by vehicle OEMs. Come join SAE Oregon for our latest Dinner Event (dinner included)! Event begins at 6:30 PM for dinner, with the presentation beginning at 7 PM. As companies begin to deliver zero-emission commercial vehicles, the lack of charging and refueling infrastructure remains a critical hurdle. This presentation will cover some of the efforts being made by Daimler Truck and other OEMs to address this issue directly. Some of the information covered will include: 1) Infrastructure Lessons from the Innovation Fleet in CA 2) Interoperability Issues 3) Electric Island Demonstration Site in Portland Oregon 4) Mega Watt Charging Standard Progress 5) H2 Infrastructure Our speaker: Nathan Hill - Head of ZEV Charging Infrastructure and eMobility Consulting, Daimler Trucks North America Nathan (Nate) Hill is part of the global Daimler Trucks ZEV Infrastructure and eMobility Consulting team with responsibilities for the North American region. Together with his team of engineers and consultants, Hill uses Daimler-developed tools, processes, partners, and suppliers to help Daimler customers “bring power to the truck” in a cost-optimized way. Many of the methods and knowledge offered to customers were developed during Hill’s prior role as the project lead for charging infrastructure deployed in support of the Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet; an ongoing 7-site, 30 electric truck pilot project supported with funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Hill has been with DTNA for 13 years with a variety of engineering design responsibilities, including vehicle aerodynamics, cab design, chassis design, electric truck prototype development, electric truck energy optimization, battery development, and others. Hill has always had a passion for alternative power systems and for trucks. Hill received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University before studying alternative-power systems as a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego.