Detroit's empty factories can help win the e-truck war

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Definitely not the be all. But who is saying it will?
E-Trucks are planned to be used primarily for local delivery and other short trips such as to connect logistics centers [ports to warehouses to airports, etc.]. Those comprise the vast majority of miles driven, by far. Long haul e-trucks are still a ways down the road, if something better doesn't come first.

I've seen reports that hydrogen fuel cells are very close to making economic sense for long haul trucks. Just google it. Lots of articles similar to this:
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/31...g-haul-trucks/