In October, the 4th Heavy Vehicle and Equipment Technology Conference was hosted by Vehicle Technology Centre (VTC) and RRC Polytech in Winnipeg. The conference highlighted the innovative Canada-based projects that are working towards advancing battery technologies, charging infrastructure and applying battery-electric systems in locomotives, fire trucks, and even agriculture. Phani Patnala, Jyoti Mandhani, and Naveen Balla represented UMTIG at the conference. They got valuable insights from industry and academia on battery technology, wireless charging technology, and advances in the development of zero-emission trucks and specialised vehicles.
In addition, they got a chance to check out a Class-8 electric truck from Peterbilt that was on display at the venue.
