Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years.
    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I’m going to assume there’s a service and transporting contract of some kind in there too.

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        My cursory search suggested that even really nice (internal-combustion) semis top out around $200K. I have no idea what a reasonable price for a “service and transporting contract” would be, but “more than the truck itself” still seems like a lot.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          I found 300k on a Kenworth model. But reading more about what they want to do, they need startup costs. They’re going to lease the trucks directly to drivers and companies. So a big chunk is going to operations costs until they get going, marketing, etc.

          Honestly I’m fine with spending a little more on this to make sure it doesn’t run out of money before getting off the ground.