It is easy to simply state a problem and offer no solutions. For example, where are we going to get the electricity to power the transition to electric heavy-duty trucks? One potential answer is to look at the electric grid differently.
Common wisdom holds that the outdated and constrained electric grid cannot support the scaling of electric trucks. Looking at the grid’s current use supports that.
Electrifying just the long-haul portion of the U.S. trucking fleet would require 10% of the nation’s electric power generation, according to a December 2022 study from the American Transportation Research Institute.
