Windrose electric trucks haul 68 tonnes as Australia
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- Windrose demonstrates its electric prime mover hauling 68 tonnes up Mount Ousley, completing the 102km Port Kembla to Sydney run twice on a single charge
- Wen Han, founder of Windrose, says the company has sold 10 trucks in Australia at $450,000 each and aims to sell 20,000 in the country by 2030
- Australian government announces $10bn fuel security package, including $3.2bn to store an additional billion litres of diesel and jet fuel
- Mov3ment reports 332 electric trucks and vans sold in Australia last year — triple the prior year — with 79 heavy-duty models included
- Zenobē launches first of 30 new electric trucks next week, joining fleets adopted by Ikea, Woolworths, Australia Post, Coles, and Coca-Cola
Why it matters: The government’s $10bn bet on diesel storage locks in fossil fuel dependence, while companies adopting electric trucks gain resilience against global oil shocks — a split path with billions in infrastructure and operational costs at stake by 2030.
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