Long-Haul Moves Unlikely to Adopt Electric Trucks in the Near Future


According to a recent survey by Talking Logistics, only 12% of respondents are testing electric trucks to ship goods, and 76% have no plans to do so in the next 12 months. Battery-electric trucks cost upwards of $480,000, which is cost-prohibitive for the majority of motor carriers, have a range of only about 150-330 miles, and can take up to 10 hours to charge.

Furthermore, battery-electric trucks are far heavier than clean-diesel trucks, which reduces payload capacity and increases both traffic congestion and tailpipe emissions. It seems unlikely that electric trucks will replace diesel trucks for long-haul moves anytime soon.

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