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Truck electrification has minor grid impacts

Nature Energy volume 6, pages 580–581 (2021)Cite this article

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Electrification of truck fleets has been perceived as costly both in terms of vehicle and charging infrastructure investments. A new study shows that, with the right charging strategy, electrification of a short-haul delivery fleet does not require major investments in the electric grid substations.

Electrification of truck fleets will also require sufficient recharging infrastructure, the creation of which may involve high investment costs and hinder deployment. In a new study in Nature Energy, Matteo Muratori and colleagues from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, with industry representatives from Oncor Electric Delivery Company and Southern Company, use real-world operating data to explore the charging requirements and electricity distribution system implications of electrifying truck fleets4.

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Liimatainen, H. Truck electrification has minor grid impacts. Nat Energy 6, 580–581 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00857-y

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