Yes, charging time is something the author overlooked. A taxi company using its cars all day and night still needs to put them out of service to charge. Maybe b

Yes, charging time is something the author overlooked. A taxi company using its cars all day and night still needs to put them out of service to charge. Maybe battery swapping will become a thing again. There are rental electric cars in China which have swappable batteries. Basically the prediction of the story already existing. But they're obviously not nearly as popular as private cars. Regarding trucks and cranes. What reason is there for them not to be electric? A snow plow wouldn't overload the motor - it would be designed with a suitable motor and gear reduction just like every other vehicle. For now, there probably aren't subsidies or "look at me saving the planet!" factors to make them economical. There have been lead acid electric forklifts since forever and they charge them overnight.