How trucking industry should transition to electric vehicles

A $5 billion upgrade of key freight routes and more incentives for buying electric trucks were just two of the recommendations by the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) to a parliamentary inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles. The submission, one of 135 to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water, proposes measures to support businesses to upgrade their truck fleets and looks at how to support charging infrastructure. The committee held its first public …