How to turn long-haul trucking all-electric? Tractor swapping!

Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 concept, 2014 Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show

Current battery technology places the same range restrictions on electric commercial trucks as on electric cars. So while electric trucks may be suitable for local delivery service and other short-range operations, they can’t cut it in long-haul trucking at the moment. However, Swiss rail-infrastructure company Furrer+Frey has a fairly simple and… …read more