Nothing is responsible for more smog-causing emissions in southern California than the trucks that haul freight between the region’s cities and ports. And these trucks may just be too big to realistically run on electric batteries like the passenger cars built by Tesla and others. One possible answer? Don’t electrify the trucks, electrify the roads. See here how engineers are developing an eHighway in California that powers trucks as they drive without any emissions.
Electric roads can replace electric trucks and clean up the freight industry
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