Electric trucks are finally ready for prime time. Could high oil prices speed up the shift?
- Written by Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
King Ropes Access/ShutterstockFor years, long-range electric trucks seemed impossible. But much has changed in a short time. Rapid improvements to batteries and chargers mean battery electric trucks are already viable for urban and short-range trucks. In December, battery-electric and hybrid trucks outsold conventional trucks in China for the...





