Not Just About Range
However, Duperray also added that his company is “…not looking to enter a race for autonomy on a single charge.” Instead, he argues that manufacturers need to think about how an electric truck is currently “more expensive than a combustion vehicle.”
“We need to rethink low-carbon logistics, in other words, reconsider transport patterns to optimize the use of transport vehicles and therefore reduce the cost per kilometer.” – Duperray
Electric trucks – especially delivering these sorts of ranges – are a huge step towards decarbonization, but companies also need to keep pushing the envelope in terms of design, cost efficiency, and infrastructure.
