Electric Trucks On the Near Horizon

摘要

Electric automobiles are all the buzz in the general news media because they promise so much: no "tailpipe"pollution, quiet operation, fast acceleration, and low maintenance costs. And thanks to companies like General Motors, Nissan, and Tesla, many of them are now in use. Pickups are next, with Rivion, a well-funded startup, promising them soon. Commercially viable heavy electric trucks are still in the future, but when they arrive they'll claim the same attractive attributes. That doesn't mean diesel-powered trucks will disappear soon; most truck operators are necessarily conservative and will be reluctant to buy electric vehicles, or EVs, until their advantages are so clear that they can't afford not to.