For the longest time, perishable foods and medicine were moved by diesel trucks and container vehicles, the worst culprits of air pollution on the roads. Porto-based Addvolt wants to turn these refrigerated vehicles into greener ones, with the world's first renewable energy plug-in electrical system for such transportation. Its technology uses a combination of solar and kinetic energy produced from a vehicle's braking system, allowing trucks to switch the power supply for refrigeration from diesel to electricity. About 24% of a truck’s diesel consumption goes toward powering its refrigera...
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The Porto-based startup is winning over the refrigerated goods transportation industry in Europe with the world’s first renewable energy plug-in electrical system for the sector
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