Sunshine in your tank

TRAILAR is a young company using the sun’s energy to make trucks greener. It was a fledgling idea in 2017. Now, three years later, the company’s product is installed on about 1,000 trucks – helping them save on emissions and CO2. TRAILAR is a young company that harnesses solar power to make trucks greener. In 2017, two DHL colleagues had an idea for an innovative product that could help trucks tap into the sun’s energy to save fuel and CO2. The idea became reality, and the startup is now a subsidiary of DHL. By 2019, the system was already installed on more than 1,000 vehicles worldwide. In this episode of the podcast, learn about the founders’ revolutionary idea, the story of the startup, and how trucks are becoming more eco-friendly with the help of TRAILAR’s solar mats. Reporter: Kristen Lehmann Host: Deborah Friedman Editor-in-Chief: Markus Wohsmann Production: Tobias Buchwald, Stefan Felten Marketing and digital promotion: Daniel Montua Living Logistics is produced by the Central Editorial Team and the Digital Communications Team within the Communication, Sustainability & Brand department at Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, Germany. Jobs & Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL: https://www.dpdhl.com/career Links: TRAILAR website https://www.trailar.co.uk/ International Energy Agency https://bit.ly/2FRtWJX The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) https://bit.ly/2tgSjy9 10 tips on saving energy from Energysage https://bit.ly/2FRxpIF Literature: Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings - 10th Edition: Save Money, Save the Earth, Jennifer Thorne Amann, Alex Wilson and Katie Ackerly https://amzn.to/2QScuLJ Our Renewable Future, Richard Heinberg and David Fridley https://amzn.to/387x2G4 Taming the Sun, Varun Sivaram https://amzn.to/2QRlscg