Colorado is ready to target a chunk of the transportation sector that has thus far largely escaped electrification — the thousands of buses, trucks and delivery vehicles that belch greenhouse gases into the air daily.
As electric cars become an increasingly common sight on Colorado’s roads, the state is ready to target a chunk of the transportation sector that has thus far largely escaped electrification — the thousands of buses, trucks and delivery vehicles that belch greenhouse gases into the air daily andColorado’s Clean Truck Strategy, a draft version of which was unveiled this week, targets medium and heavy-duty vehicles — from school buses to 18-wheel diesel-fueled tractor-trailer rigs —contribute 22%...
Changes to Colorado’s existing big vehicle fleets won’t be immediate, as battery technology and even hydrogen fuel technology still need to advance to a stage where performance improves and costs come down. There’s also the matter of expanding the state’s charging infrastructure so that long-haul truckers don’t fear being marooned in some out-of-the-way town without a jolt.
She said electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles are “in various stages of product availability,” with buses and delivery vans leading the way. Just last month, officials in Boulder revealedstory from the Colorado Sun “We do think it’s going to be several years, probably out to 2030, before we have electric big rigs,” Kelly said.
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