A truck driver in a viral video explained that poor infrastructure and inefficient, heavy electric batteries make it nearly impossible to switch semi-trucks and other large vehicles to fully electric.
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Chace Barber, trucker and founder of Edison Motors, appeared in a widely circulated video during an event showcasing his company’s hybrid truck model.
Barber has advocated for a push toward hybrid semi-trucks, as opposed to fully electric, which he said are a bad idea, the Independent Journal Review reported.
“Do you ever see yourself going 100% EV?” an interviewer asked.
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