Abstract: Described herein are industrial electric vehicles and methods of operating thereof. An industrial electric vehicle comprises a battery and a range extender. The range extender is operated while the industrial electric vehicle travels through each range-extender portion and, in some examples, not in other route portions. Each range-extender portion is identified based on various route parameters such as range-extender exclusion zones, uphill and downhill portions, expected vehicle speeds and weight, expected traffic, and the like. Using specific range-extender portions allows minimizing the total use of the range extender, saving fuel, reducing emissions, and reducing noise in certain areas. In some examples, route parameters are aggregated from a fleet of industrial electric vehicles, which have been driven on the same route. In some examples, range-extender portions are being determined or updated while the industrial electric vehicle travels along the route, e.g.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and techniques for utilizing a powered axle that includes a plurality of transmissions. The powered axle may include separate transmissions to power wheels on opposite ends of the powered axle. Each transmission of the powered axle may be operated independently of the other transmission. As such, the plurality of transmissions of the powered axle may be shifted independently of each other. Various control schemes may be provided for operation of such transmissions.