More Electric Trucks Coming To US, But China Still Leads

, has converted much of its fleet to electric trucks. In the US, the transition to electric trucks is also picking up speed, especially in Southern California.

Amazon is one of the largest marketing companies in the world and imports gigatons of stuff every year. This week, it announced it is addingto its fleet of vehicles in California as part of its plan to decarbonize every step of the delivery process. The fully electric trucks will haul cargo containers and customer packages in its first and middle mile operations so they can be delivered by hundreds of last-mile electric vans all across California.

Governor Gavin Newsom said, “California continues to lead the way in setting world-leading climate goals. No other state has created the kind of environment where Amazon and other businesses can lead on sustainability and take major steps forward like deploying this fleet of electric trucks. California’s climate action continues powering our economy and creating jobs.”

Amazon says its fleet of zero emissions electric trucks will continue to grow as it invests in solutions across its operations to help achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Amazon has been operating electric yard tractors since 2019 and now has over 140 of them engaged in moving trailers around its sites in the US. It also now has over 13,000 electric delivery vans manufactured by Rivian in service in America.Volvo is not the only manufacturer making Class 8 electric trucks.

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