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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

No sound, no fury: a startup is backing electric trucks

Daniel Bleakley and Frederik Pehrsson say truck electrification represents a huge opportunity. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Australia could slash transport emissions by swapping diesel prime-movers for battery-powered models, a start-up has advised after completing the longest freight delivery in an electric truck on a single charge. 

On the heels of the 480-kilometre journey, New Energy Transport has also revealed it has secured a site in Sydney's southwest where it plans to develop a hub for up to 50 electric prime-movers. 

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