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According to https://www.bts.dot.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/docs/FFF_2017_Full_June2018revision.pdf https://www.bts.dot.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/docs/FFF_20
by kjksf 5y ago
According to https://www.bts.dot.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/docs/FFF_2017_Full_June2018revision.pdf https://www.bts.dot.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/docs/FFF_201..., the US is the same (see page 15)
50% of freight (by volume) is under 100 miles. 84% under 500 miles.
It'll take years to transition new truck sales to 84% electric. By that time the batteries will improve: cheaper, lighter / more energy dense and therefore we will make trucks that go even more than 500 miles.