Business | A freighted question

Can lorries go green faster?

The long road to zero-emission commercial vehicles

The driver of an electric truck uses a reserved lane for zero-emission trucks.
Life in the slow lanePhotograph: Mark Abramson/The New York Times/Redux/Eyevine

YOU MAY think that if you splashed out $100,000 for a vehicle you would take delivery of something flash—a Porsche, say. In fact, many such buyers care less about the badge on the bonnet and more about how much load the thing can carry. For this is also the price of a large lorry.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “A freighted question”

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