Navistar president and CEO Mathias Carlbaum weighs in on electric and fuel cell trucks

Regulations, battery life cycles, new approaches to partnerships and customer interest are some of the electric truck topics Navistar President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum touched on during an interview with Commercial Carrier Journal Senior Editor Tom Quimby.

Carlbaum also shared impressions of his first and last trip to the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California. Due to record attendance this past May, the show will be moved to larger venue in nearby Anaheim.

Battery technology remains the driving force behind truck electrification and not just when it comes to moving a truck down the road. Carlbaum talks about roles these massive batteries can play once they’re deemed no longer strong enough for powertrain use. Batteries still have plenty of life to give in other scenarios like energy storage.

Navistar is also no stranger to fuel cell technology as Carlbaum explains.