Two sources told The Hill that the Biden administration will soon announce a strategy to install electric freight truck charging infrastructure in strategic and high-traffic corridors.
One source said the strategy could be announced on Tuesday.
Proponents of this approach argue that it could make more infrastructure available in locations where trucking occurs frequently, making it easier for companies to invest in electric trucks rather than gas-powered trucks. There is.
Officials at the Department of Transportation and Department of Energy had no immediate comment.
The anticipated announcement comes as the administration is expected to issue rules soon that will require a greater percentage of new heavy-duty trucks to be electric. By 2032, 35 percent of medium- and heavy-duty truck sales and 40 percent of heavy-duty truck sales could be electric vehicles.
The current rules are White House under review It is scheduled to be completed this month, but things may not go according to schedule.
Criticism of the rule from the trucking industry includes criticism that it underestimates the cost and feasibility challenges of building large-scale truck charging infrastructure, and that anticipated strategies are may aim to address.
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