00:00What if you could take a regular freight truck and turn it into an electric one with minimal
00:05costs and minimal reconfigurations? That's what robotics startup Revoi aims to do. A freight
00:11truck that runs only on electricity protects drivers from volatile fossil fuel prices but
00:17the cost of buying one is about double or triple a diesel freight truck. Revoi's solution is a
00:23plug-in electric dolly that competes with diesel at cost and it's a simple way to cut carbon
00:28emissions. Here's how it works. Staff at Revoi stations insert their electric dolly between
00:34the tractor and the trailer of a diesel truck. And that's it. You're ready to go. Think of it like
00:40an
00:40electric exoskeleton. The California-based company uses the same swap and go principle popular with
00:46EVs in China. A fully charged Revoi electric dolly can carry 80,000 pounds for at least 200 miles.
00:53Change out a drained electric dolly with a fully charged one at one of many stations.
00:58But Revoi still needs to build these dolly swapping stations across US highways and the drivers need
01:05additional training to get used to this new electric component. Though the company did just
01:11raise 27 million dollars and currently has no direct competitors. So Revoi still has some ways to go
01:18before its batteries run out.
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