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2015 E-Truck Task Force: Key Barriers Affecting E-Truck Adoption, Industry and Policy Implications, and Recommendations to Move the Market Forward

by
Tom Brotherton
*,
Alycia Gilde
and
Jasna Tomic
CALSTART, 48 S Chester Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
World Electr. Veh. J. 2016, 8(3), 657-665; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj8030657
Published: 30 September 2016
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Abstract

CALSTART’s E-Truck Task Force (ETTF) produced a report outlining the markets for electric drive trucks (E-Trucks), the prime barriers facing their success and provided key findings and recommendations to support expanding E-Truck adoption. Four key findings have been identified by the E-Truck Task Force as barriers currently affecting the growth and viability of E-Truck sales; 1) high incremental cost, 2) poor vehicle quality and support from supplier(s), 3) unexpected costs and energy planning with infrastructure, and 4) reduced operation in extreme climates. The E-Truck Task Force developed a set of action-oriented recommendations for overcoming each barrier.

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Brotherton, T.; Gilde, A.; Tomic, J. 2015 E-Truck Task Force: Key Barriers Affecting E-Truck Adoption, Industry and Policy Implications, and Recommendations to Move the Market Forward. World Electr. Veh. J. 2016, 8, 657-665. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj8030657

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Brotherton T, Gilde A, Tomic J. 2015 E-Truck Task Force: Key Barriers Affecting E-Truck Adoption, Industry and Policy Implications, and Recommendations to Move the Market Forward. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2016; 8(3):657-665. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj8030657

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Brotherton, Tom, Alycia Gilde, and Jasna Tomic. 2016. "2015 E-Truck Task Force: Key Barriers Affecting E-Truck Adoption, Industry and Policy Implications, and Recommendations to Move the Market Forward" World Electric Vehicle Journal 8, no. 3: 657-665. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj8030657

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