There's gotta be a way to make huge semi-trucks run on a low-cost, energy-dense, and easily accessible fuel that is accessible anywhere in the country.
E&E News (4/30/24) reports: "Lordsburg, New Mexico, has two truck stops, a small downtown and a population that’s been dwindling since the local smelter shut down in the 1990s. But if the Biden administration’s efforts to electrify the trucking industry come to fruition, the small town near the New Mexico-Arizona state line could be reborn as a critical way station for green transportation. A California-based startup, TeraWatt Infrastructure, recently got $63 million in federal funds to build two electric truck charging stations in New Mexico, including one in Lordsburg... But creating a corridor for green trucking is easier said than done. A single charging plaza may need as much power as the Empire State Building, according to TeraWatt. Adding to the challenge is the limited range of today’s electric trucks, which means a string of charging stations are necessary to keep them running. Then there’s the landscape itself. Much of the southwestern United States is remote desert — making it difficult to connect power-hungry charging stations to the grid...Long-haul charging requires large amounts of power in remote areas along highways and truck routes, said Richard Fioravanti, an engineer at Quanta Technology who works with utility companies on charging issues. 'For some of these big chargers, it's like putting a Costco in a parking space. And then putting 10 parking spaces together,' he said."
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"The Biden administration is moving forward at breakneck speed to force its off-shore wind farm agenda upon the states and the American people. This is the very essence of 'Bidenomics,' using the force of the federal government to micromanage economic decisions in a one-size-fits-all approach."
– Chris Talgo, Heartland Institute
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