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The same as with all the electric car greenwashing stuff. People are just looking for ways of maintaining the folly of automobilism. I want freight to be carried by rail and water (but not carried around half the world on huge polluting container ships). Automobilism has caused the world to become utterly disorganised and there's a very high price to pay for all that superficial convenience that people reckon they have to enjoy.
Oliver Schick-
But the road infrastructure already exists and this would allow retrofitting existing highways to change over to electric. Look at HS2 and the high level of environmental destruction it is bringing and the freight still needs shifting from rail to road for distribution from the terminals. This appears, a cheaper, faster transition that will likely face less delays and complications.
greentricky
What's your objection to electrifying freight?