GM, travel operator Pilot to develop EV charging network

So to electrify America’s fleet of trucks, freight companies would have to shift to vehicles that carry less cargo, stop to recharge far more often, spend hours of time recharging, and somehow travel long stretches of highway where there are no recharging stations. It’s just not going to happen anytime soon.

The company also provides onsite charging for electric vehicles, and charging rates can also be dialed down during energy shortages or expensive supply periods.

hardly carry any cargo at all. Keep in mind that a typical truck running on diesel can go more than 1,000 miles without refueling. So to electrify America’s fleet of trucks, freight companies would have to shift to vehicles that carry less cargo, stop to recharge far more often, spend hours of time recharging, and somehow travel long stretches of h

Because we can’t electrify our cargo trucks, the only solutions available today are electrofuels and advanced biofuels. Unfortunately, they have dramatic Green Premiums too. Let’s add them to the chart:14

States can replace the lost revenue by charging EV owners an extra fee when they renew their license plates—19 states are doing this as I write this chapter—though it means it’ll take a year or two longer for EVs to be as cheap as gas-fueled cars.