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Reverse Course: Battery-powered big rigs could haul the future of trucking
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People are taking steps big and small to move the dial on climate change. This week, in Here & Now's Reverse Course series, senior editor Peter O’Dowd and producer Chris Bentley take listeners across the country for a closer look at projects designed to make an impact.
This episode is about how battery-powered big rigs could haul the future of trucking. Big trucks make up only about 10% of all vehicles on the road, but they spew almost a quarter of the climate pollution from the U.S. transportation sector. Switching to electric or hydrogen-powered vehicles could make a huge impact, but getting there might be a long haul.
Dive deeper into this episode here.
Find out more about the Reverse Course series and listen to the previous eight episodes here.