Electrifying US trucks would up vehicle cost, reduce parking

摘要

Electrifying commercial trucking could as much astriple vehicle cost, and the heavy battery required to powerthe trucks would reduce carrying capacity and requiremore trips to haul the same amount of freight. The reducedcapacity would aggravate the nation's truck parkingshortage, a new study finds.The findings were part of a report the AmericanTransportation Research Institute released Tuesdayassessing the infrastructure needs if the U.S.’ commercialfleets were replaced by battery electric vehicles (BEVs).The report focused on electricity supply and demand, EVproduction and truck-charging requirements.