Opinion: Feet where our heads should be: Are we going about EVs the wrong way round?

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinJul 8, 2016, 11:17 am81 pts
by Roger Bedell, Founder, Opbrid Are we looking at vehicle electrification upside down? Why are we focusing on electrifying smaller vehicles like cars and delivery trucks when electrifying really big trucks makes the most economic sense? Electricity is about ½ the cost of diesel or gasoline. This means the…

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