Why Electric Truck Sales Are Accelerating Quickly: Hyperdrive

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Factbook Focal Points

Sales of electric heavy trucks are taking off. The analyst team at BloombergNEF recently published a comprehensive factbook that digs into details on sales, policies, truckmaker strategies, technology changes and more.

Below are five key findings from the report, which is publicly available here. BNEF clients can download all the supporting data here.

China leads, US falters

Over 89,000 electric trucks were sold in the first half of 2025, up 140% from the same period last year. China accounted for almost 80,000 ...