Perspective · September 15, 2022

Wireless truck charging ‘cheaper and safer’ than plugging in

Zeem Solutions CEO Paul Gioupis, whose California-based company leases electric vans and trucks from Class 2b through Class 8, also thinks wireless charging is a good fit for tractor-trailers. “We're in the middle of these use cases,” said Gioupis, whose EV lineup includes the Volvo VNR Electric. “We have these big tractors. They have to back into these big terminals and so what happens now is, ‘Where are you going to position a piece of [charging] hardware where they get a plug and plug in?