There's nowhere near enough power on the grid to convert the U.S. truck fleet to battery electric.
One fleet tried to electrify just 30 trucks at a terminal in Joliet, Illinois. Local officials shut those plans down, saying that would draw more electricity than is needed to power the entire city.
Another California company tried to electrify 12 forklifts. Not trucks, but forklifts. Local power utilities told them that's not possible.
If the product, charging infrastructure, and power is not available to comply with these unrealistic timelines, then regulators are setting trucking, and the American consumer, up for failure.
Andrew Boyle, ATA first vice chair and co-president of Boyle Transportation, testifying before the Senate EPW committee here:
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