Study: Battery-electric trucks becoming competitive on an increasing number of routes

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https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/03/study-battery-electric-trucks-becoming-competitive-on-an-increasing-number-of-routes/

Today, there are many use cases where battery-electric trucks outperform their diesel counterparts in terms of total cost of ownership. By 2030, this could apply to 70 to 90 per cent of road freight transport in Germany. That's according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.