Thursday, February 2, 2023

Outlawing Diesel Trucks Make No 'Green' Sense

 California has banned new fossil-fueled medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks by 2040

  • Proponents of electric vehicles concede that impact is sensitive to the way electricity is generated
  • Diesel trucks can carry 300-gallon fuel tanks and have an average range of over 2,100 miles
  • Refilling a diesel tank takes relatively little time compared to battery charging, which is prohibitively slow with standard electric charging
  • Class 8 electric trucks currently fall short of the long-haul performance of diesel trucks in range and delivery schedule

https://the-pipeline.org/outlawing-diesel-trucks-does-it-make-sense/

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