Electric Prime Movers Rolling Into Australia

Electric Prime Movers Rolling Into Australia
Trucks loaded with hay as part of the Aussie Hay Run convoy travel on the New England Highway at Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, Australia, on Oct. 13, 2023. Roni Bintang/Getty Images
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More Australian businesses are adopting electric heavy-duty trucks but the industry still risks missing its emissions reduction target, experts warn.

Supermarket giant Coles and recycling firm CD Dodd are the latest companies to add electric prime movers to their transport fleets in Victoria and Western Australia, under changes announced last week.