The health, climate, and equity benefits of freight truck electrification in the United States

Long-haul freight shipment in the United States relies on diesel trucks and constitutes ∼3% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and a significant share of local air pollution. Here, we compare the climate and air pollution-related health damages from electric versus diesel long-haul truck fleets. We us...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Eleanor M Hennessy, Corinne D Scown, Inês M L Azevedo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	transportation electrification heavy-duty trucking environmental justice decarbonization
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad75a9