Truckers Wary of Premature Electric Truck Mandates Due to Infrastructure and Capability Gaps

Truckers concerned new EV regulations will force adoption of technology not advanced enough yet, citing limitations like low cold weather performance and lack of charging infrastructure.

Electric semi trucks have much shorter range (max 500 miles) compared to diesel (1500-2000 miles) and take hours to charge versus minutes.

Cost of electric trucks averaging around $300k, double the price of diesel models. Less than 1% of new truck sales are currently zero emissions.

Can't perform functions like power takeoff with electric trucks when engine is off but hydraulics/pumping needed.

Industry groups estimate EV charging demands will require 40% increase in power generation and transmission capacity on strained grids.