From diesel to electric: potential of drayage trucks transition in Southern California

Guoliang Feng1,2, Craig Ross Rindt1, Stephen G Ritchie1,2

  • 1Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

Iscience
|June 12, 2025
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