"Biden Administration Unveils National Strategy for Electrifying Heavy-Duty Truck Infrastructure"
The Biden Administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to electrify the nation's trucks by 2040, targeting specific freight corridors for infrastructure improvement in order to achieve 100% zero-emission new truck sales. The plan, a collaboration between the Departments of Transportation and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, prioritizes routes with heavy truck traffic and aims to reduce pollution in disproportionately affected communities. The strategy focuses on short-term electrification of routes with the best cost-of-ownership advantages, while also considering the potential of hydrogen for long-haul trucking. The plan does not allocate additional funding but aims to direct existing resources towards electrification efforts, with billions of dollars already committed by the federal government.
