Currently, EV trucks are less than 1% of new sales and, according to the Wall Street Journal, nearly all of those sales “are in California, which heavily subsidizes and mandates their purchase.” To do that, Californians enjoy, as it were, some of the highest taxes in the nation.
The WSJ also warns that “most electric trucks can’t go more than 170 miles on a charge,” and that “electric semis require bigger and heavier batteries, which means they must carry lighter loads to avoid damaging roads.”
Lighter loads mean more trucks — are you looking forward to sharing the roads with even more semis? Because I’m not.
We’ll also need more truck drivers and that’s a labor market that’s been “tight” for 40 years.
“Electric trucks also generate more soot from their wear and tear on roads and vehicle braking,” the WSJ added. In 2020, a group called Emissions Analytics “found that emissions of particulate matter from tire wear can be 1,000 times worse than from tailpipes.”
“The implication of this test is that electric cars may not be free of particulate emissions after all.”
It does seem that they’re planning for a significantly smaller population in western nations. Like, maybe a 90% reduction.
Buffet’s railroad stocks should be doing well.
“Zero-emission heavy-duty trucks exist today,” NPR claims, “but are more expensive than traditional diesel vehicles. The EPA says that despite the upfront cost, over time the rules will save fleet owners money in reduced fuel and maintenance costs.”
This lie is EASILY dispelled. If they saved money, the fleet owners would already be converting now and not needing or using any tax breaks.
A lot of false misleading implications. First of all, most pollution on the roads are from freight trucks - both diesel and gas. They carry far heavier loads than EV trucks, and there is a lot of pollution from tires and brakes on ICE freight trucks, more so than with ordinary cars. Because of that, should ICE trucks be banned? Also, EV trucks use regenerative braking so there is minimal wear and tear on brake pads. ICE freight trucks often experience runaway conditions when their brakes fail, which won't happen on EV trucks.
Having said that, ICE freight trucks are necessary and won't go away, despite government trying to ban them. But false information about EV trucks is not the way to fight stupid government legislation.
170 miles WILL NOT get you from Reno to Sacramento