Forget Tesla, Volvo will have electric trucks ready in two years

As electric passenger cars (EVs) become an increasingly common sight on our roads, there’s one classification of vehicle that is still firmly attached to fossil fuels: trucks. I don’t mean SUV-type trucks, I mean the real deal: semi-articulated trucks, haulage trucks, 18-wheelers, and so on. However, that looks like it will start to change for real over the next few years, as companies start to produce electrically powered large-scale commercial vehicles. Last week, Swedish automaker Volvo Trucks announced that it will start taking orders in Europe for its range of electric heavy-duty work vehicles next year, Business Insider reports. The company…

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