{"id":7304,"date":"2026-04-29T03:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:50:47","slug":"cheaper-cleaner-electric-trucks-overhaul-chinas-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7304","title":{"rendered":"Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China&#8217;s logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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But with this one, you don\u2019t have to do a thing \u2014 it\u2019s all automatic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018All about speed\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Asked why he thought logistics firms like his were increasingly switching to electric trucks, Wang said it was a combination of national policies and simple market logic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just survival of the fittest. Now, with freight expenses and everything, people are trying to earn a bit more, and this one has lower operating costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another driver at the charging station, surnamed Zhang, told AFP that he has been driving an electric truck for around two months after switching from one powered by natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>His job mainly involves hauling sand and stone on short journeys around Beijing, Zhang told AFP, noting that the truck is not suited for longer shipments.<\/p>\n<p>The new sky-blue model Zhang drives \u2014 made by the Howo brand of state-owned firm Sinotruk \u2014 has a maximum range of 240-250 kilometres (149\u2013155 miles), he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power is pretty strong, the acceleration is fast. It\u2019s all about speed, but the range is a bit lacking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As domestic adoption of electric trucks picks up pace, Chinese firms are thinking more about overseas markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimilar to passenger vehicles, China\u2019s heavy truck manufacturers are beginning to view export markets as an inevitable strategy due to rising competition and the eventual saturation in the Chinese market,\u201d said Christopher Doleman, an analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Electric is superior\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Recent disruption in global energy markets as a result of the Middle East war is a \u201cpotential accelerant\u201d for this trend, Doleman told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is likely to be higher demand for electric heavy-duty vehicles as fleet owners try to minimise their vulnerability to volatile diesel costs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Han Wen, founder of electric truck start-up Windrose Technology, the war \u201calready has\u201d boosted demand.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2022, Belgium-based Windrose is seeking to leverage China\u2019s advanced EV supply chains to position itself in the emerging global long-haul electric truck market \u2014 competing with Tesla\u2019s electric \u201cSemi\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor trucks, range is by far the constraining factor,\u201d Han told AFP, noting that Windrose trucks can currently drive about 700 kilometres on a full charge, with plans to extend that to 1,000 kilometres in 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Having secured road approval across Europe, China, the United States and South America, Windrose is now looking to ramp up production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to build about 1,000 trucks this year,\u201d Han said, followed by goals of 10,000 next year and 100,000 in 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomically, there is no more question at all that electric is superior,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re right on the cusp of a total obliteration of diesel trucks as a product category.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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