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Electric trucks cost up to 33% more than their diesel counterparts, study finds

A STUDY by Perenti subsidiary Idoba has found battery-electric surface trucks could be between 19% and 33% less efficient than their diesel counterparts.

Trolley assist is one way battery-electric trucks can cut the productivity gap but there are issues with it.

Trolley assist is one way battery-electric trucks can cut the productivity gap but there are issues with it.

Those figures, contained in Idoba's whitepaper Battery Electric Haul Trucks: Decoding Trade-offs and Maximising Value, are based on battery chemistry, with NCA batteries, a mix of lithium, nickel, cobalt...

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