The Driven Podcast “What the f* was that?” - The electric truck moment changing Australian freight
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Feb 6, 2026 
Daniel Bleakley, co-founder of New Energy Transport and electric trucking pioneer, shares real-world electric truck performance and business strategy. He discusses long-range battery specs, megawatt charging and aligning charging with driver breaks. He explains economics that make zero-emission freight cost-competitive and outlines infrastructure and grid challenges for scaling heavy electric haulage in Australia.
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Rebuilding The Trucking Value Chain For Electrification
- Electric trucking needs a reworked value chain rather than a straight diesel-to-electric swap.
- New Energy Transport optimises freight pricing against wholesale electricity and offers zero-emission freight at no extra cost to diesel buyers.
Truck Batteries Are Gigantic Mobile Storage
- Electric prime movers use very large batteries roughly 500–700 kWh, with upcoming trucks exceeding 800 kWh.
- That scale equals about ten Tesla Model 3 packs and a 100‑truck fleet becomes a 60 MWh moving storage asset.
Megawatt Charging Turns Trucks Into Grid Assets
- Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) will enable >1 MW charging and includes bidirectional capability as standard.
- That makes trucks potential grid assets able to sell energy back during peak demand, linking transport and electricity sectors.