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All-Electric Trucks Using Batteries or Overhead Wires

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When Trucks Stop Running

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Since trucks are the chariots driven by the Gods of Stuff, in a fossil-free world it would sure be divine to have all-electric trucks.

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    Alice J. Friedemann

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Friedemann, A.J. (2016). All-Electric Trucks Using Batteries or Overhead Wires. In: When Trucks Stop Running. SpringerBriefs in Energy(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26375-5_14

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