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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Freight expectations: major port adds electric trucks

Patrick Terminals replaced half of its diesel trucks at one port, instead using electric tractors. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

One of Australia's largest ports will use electric trucks in its operations and consider further investments after a $7 million trial found the vehicles cut both operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Patrick Terminals released the results of its trial on Tuesday after replacing half of the diesel truck fleet at its Fremantle terminal in Western Australia, instead using nine electric terminal tractors in its round-the-clock business.

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