Electric Prime Movers Rolling Into Australia

Published on November 3, 2024

More Australian businesses are adopting electric heavy-duty trucks but the industry still risks missing its emissions reduction target, experts warn. Supermarket giant Coles and recycling firm CD Dodd are the latest companies to add electric prime movers to their transport fleets in Victoria and Western Australia, under changes announced last week. Another 150 heavy-duty zero-emission trucks are expected to follow in 2025, according to Volvo, despite restrictions in some states and inconsistent laws in others. The updates come weeks after the Transition to Electric Vehicles inquiry heard calls for the federal government to provide greater support for the use and purchase of electric trucks, including charging infrastructure and financial incentives....

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