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Re:Volvo Trucks to launch full range of electric trucks in E... by signaturefish on Thursday November 05, 2020 @01:11PM (#25000482)
That /is/ how "we" do it with trains. The difference is that long-distance truckers generally live in their cabs for weeks on end, so they can't easily hand it off to another driver.
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Re:Volvo Trucks to launch full range of electric trucks in E... by spockz on Thursday November 05, 2020 @04:25PM (#25002140)
Ok. So then the lorry and the driver stay behind and the lorry/payload get switched. But apparently there is no such need for speed for road transport and otherwise they would use a plane?
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Re:Volvo Trucks to launch full range of electric trucks in E... by throwaway0a5e on Thursday November 05, 2020 @07:17PM (#25003578)
Long distance trucking will be the last to go electric for a variety of reasons, weight being one of the biggest. We're mostly talking local delivery here.
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