Electric trucks accounted for over 50 percent of China's heavy truck sales in September, reaching 64 percent of long-haul semi-trailer truck sales. For fleet...

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Electric trucks accounted for over 50 percent of China’s heavy truck sales in September, reaching 64 percent of long-haul semi-trailer truck sales. For fleet buyers, CATL’s claimed savings of about nine US cents per kilometre explain the appeal, while battery swapping in five minutes or less addresses charging downtime. I expect running costs to drive adoption in Europe and the United States too, giving Tesla’s planned semi factory a substantial market despite today’s low electric truck sales shares.