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Cheap Batteries Could Soon Make Electric Freight Trucks 50% Cheaper To Own Than Diesel

Mar 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM CST

Heavy-duty trucks are an outsized polluter, considered one of transportation’s hardest-to-decarbonize aspects. But new research showing dramatic improvements in battery cost and technology mean zero-emission freight trucks are primed for electrification. This could bring a major clean energy success in the coming decade.