Electric trucks

Though larger EVs such as freight trucks and buses have been slower than electric passenger cars to appear, change is on the horizon. Not only has California voted to ban new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, but it is requiringhalf of all heavy-duty truckssold in the state to be fully electric by the same year. Recentdatashows that today's electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks can travel more than 300 miles on one charge, though long-haul routes will require charging stops along the way.Swappable batteriescould resolve that issue for both heavy-duty trucks and personal EVs, though the global resource consumption implications of increased battery production remain, as do infrastructure concerns relating to heavier vehicle weights.