Those super-heavy-duty zero emission trucks are already here and are being field tested and evaluated at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (which are directly adjacent to each other); the impetus for the shift to cleaner technology is due to the serious health threat posed to workers and nearby residents by pollution belching diesel trucks; there is even a pilot program that modifies existing diesel tractors to run on electric power provided by overhead wires, somewhat akin to a trolley car system, while in the port areas...
First Heavy Duty Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Set for Delivery to Pilot Program Customers at Ports of L.A. and Long Beach --
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...301190193.html
Clean Truck Procession Opens New Port of Long Beach Bridge --
https://www.truckinginfo.com/1012726...g-beach-bridge
It must be a bit galling to Big Oil have those innovations in vehicle propulsion being developed and 'refined' in the shadows of Big Oil's own nearby refineries...
The above also brings up the other alternatives to the 'charge and go' electric systems: fuel cell and hydrogen gas alternatives are also being developed and could be major players in the near future; in California, there have been added hydrogen 'filling stations' created by funding from the State's Clean Air initiatives and the number of vehicles being sold is steadily increasing, although it is still in the 'baby steps' stage; still, countries like Norway and Denmark have been making significant strides in hydrogen and fuels cell technologies; they even have 'filling stations' that produce the hydrogen right on the station's site, negating the need to truck in the fuel the sell, unlike conventional gas stations...
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