More and more OEMs are planning some form of electric trucks that are debuting this year or by 2019.
While the all-electric Tesla Semi Truck has made the biggest splash in mainstream media over the past half year, Kenworth already has a fuel-cell-powered electric Class 8 truck on the road in California and Orange EV has a Class 8 yard truck that has been popular with some municipalities.
What else can truckers expect to start seeing on the road or in their own future? We put together some of the more popular Class 8 electric trucks on the horizon in this photo gallery.
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Kenworth showcased two Kenworth T680 day cabs at the 2018 ACT Expo – the HECT (Hybrid Electric Cargo Transport) and the ZECT (Zero Emission Cargo Transport).
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Ryder System will sell, service, and provide warranty coverage for the Nikola One through its 800 locations throughout the continental U.S., Canada and Mexico, with “different leasing programs” being planned as well. (Photo by Sean Kilcarr/American Trucker)
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Nikola One’s range is between 800 to 1,200 miles on a single fill up and, with its fuel cell linked to a 320 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, the truck can crank out 2,000 hp and 2,000 ft.-lbs. or torque – enough to handle heavy-haul operations.
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Thor shows off its fully electric Class 8 truck at 2018 ACT Expo in California in May. Read more about it.
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Image released of the planned Anheuser-Busch Nikola hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric Class 8 truck. The beer-brewing giant has placed an order for "up to 800" of them.