How China is rolling out electric trucks at vast scale to boost net-zero push

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China aims for electric trucks to represent 40% of new heavy-goods vehicle sales by 2030, targeting 1.6 million electric heavy-duty trucks to reduce carbon emissions in transportation. The Ministry of Transport announced this plan as part of broader efforts to meet net-zero commitments.

China is pushing to ensure that electric trucks account for at least 40 per cent of new heavy-goods vehicle sales by 2030, as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions in its vast transport sector. That would mean having at least 1.6 million electric heavy-goods vehicles on the road by the end of the decade, said Cai Tuanjie, an official from China’s Ministry of Transport, at a Tuesday press briefing. Electric trucks currently make up nearly 30 per cent of China’s new heavy-goods...