How long before there is a viable fully electric, tractor trailer and what would that mean for the petro industry?

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It will never happen. The batteries required to transport cargo long distances would fill the trailer (displacing any and all cargo) and take forever to recharge. Diesel was, is, and will be the power in trucks. Any one who thinks electric power will work in heavy-duty trucks is dreaming!

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