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Emily Verdouw

Federal funding boost to electrify Australia's big rigs

Linfox and freight forwarding specialist Toll will put 54 new electric vehicles on the roads. (HANDOUT/COLES)

Two of Australia's biggest trucking companies, Linfox and Toll, are set to put 54 new electric rigs on the nation's roads as part of a federal push to make heavy transport cleaner and quieter.

The industry heavyweights have received multimillion-dollar government grants as part of $36 million in funds to boost decarbonisation.

The aim is to encourage the battery-electric transition of Australia's truck fleet.

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