![]() ![]() And Daimler subsidiary Freightliner has a demo fleet of electric trucks 40 strong, and will introduce commercially available models in numerous classes next year. Tesla may or may not start cranking out a few trucks at its own factory once it figures out where to get enough batteries for them. Volvo is actively putting its VNR Electric Class 8 trucks on the roads of Southern California at what it calls "an impressive pace right now," with order books open since Dec. Big truck makers MAN and Scania have started pouring almost $2 billion into electric truck R&D. Electric trucks are a little slower to adapt but are nonetheless plowing ahead in their adoption by the market. As with every class of EV rolling out or in development, one of the biggest obstacles to adoption is the lack of charging infrastructure-particularly acute when talking about big rigs.Įlectric carsnow make up about two percent of sales and growing.They are clean, green, and very expensive machines, though they will pay off after several years.Electric semi-trucks are coming to roads near you-eventually. ![]()
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