MFN Resource Library
Why Regional and Long-Haul Trucks are
Primed for Electrification Now
Amol Phadke, Aditya Khandekar, Nikit Abhyankar, David Wooley,
Deepak Rajagopal
March 2021
Zero emission freight trucks are needed to both improve public health and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions but at the same time are generally believed to be uneconomical. However, recent dramatic declines in battery prices and improvement in their energy density have created opportunities for battery-electric trucking today that were seldom anticipated just a few years ago.
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