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China eyes near-total electrification of freight trucks to cut emissions
(interestingengineering.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2026
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I lived there and I can say China with its high tech looking cities is relying on ancient nasty trucks that look like they’re from the 1950s for most of their logistics. Any standards on modernizing this fleet is an improvement.
You saw future US then (as in: the impression anyone traveling there will have in 20 years time, coming from an electrified world)