JOEL EWANICK
FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
FIRSTELEMENT FUEL
WHY: Aims to convert more trucks to abundant, environmentally friendly hydrogen.
IN THE NEWS: Opened near the Port of Oakland what it calls the first commercial filling station for hydrogen-powered heavy trucks, the start of a network for the big rigs.
NOTABLE: The Oakland station has high capacity, letting it fill about 200 trucks a day in as little as 10 minutes per truck. Both Nikola and Hyundai trucks are using the station.
QUOTABLE: “Compared to battery electric trucks — which are also zero emissions — hydrogen fuel cell trucks offer greater range and faster fueling times.”
