Despite the Trump administration rolling back clean transportation incentives and regulations, PepsiCo remains committed to electrifying its truck fleet, citing long-term cost and operational advantages, reports The Wall Street Journal in PepsiCo Charges Ahead With Battery-Electric Big Rigs. With over 1,750 electric vehicles in operation, PepsiCo emphasizes total cost of ownership, infrastructure planning, and sustainability as key reasons for continuing its zero-emission transition. They write:
We’ve started to see much better technology and so we’ve been able to get into these longer distance routes. A lot of truck manufacturers have come to the table with faster charge speeds, in particular the Tesla Semi.
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