- The number of electric Class 8 trucks in the United States is about to double.
- That’s thanks to the biggest truck order in the country’s history.
- A coalition of the world’s largest cargo-owning shippers is buying thousands of new electric trucks, and the Tesla Semi is the main choice.
America’s streets are about to get a lot more electric big rigs, thanks to the biggest single order for electric Class 8 trucks in the country’s history. Orchestrated by a shipper alliance, the order will see no fewer than 2,500 new electric heavy-duty trucks land on U.S. roads in the coming months.
