e-truck
e-truck noun: an electric truck: a motor truck whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.
Noun
e-truck (plural e-trucks)
- An electric truck: a motor truck whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.
- Daimler Truck is a leading maker of electric trucks, and DFDS [an international shipping and logistics company] is one of logistics' biggest e-truck customers, yet widespread adoption is a long way off.2022 April 6, Sean Ashcroft, “E-truck use in logistics limited by cost and infrastructure”, in Supply Chain Digital, retrieved 03 May 2023
- E-truck makers typically start with a standard chassis from the likes of Ford Motor Co. or General Motors Co. Although those automakers are rolling out their own e-trucks, their transition has been slow, in part because such rigs are often less profitable than diesel versions. That leaves plenty of...2023 May 1, Kyle Stock, “Helping e-vans delilver: new subsidies can make battery-powered vans price-competitive with diesel versions”, in Bloomberg Businessweek, numbers 2023-05-01
Forms of e-truck
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Origin of e-truck
From e- + truck, as with e-bike and various other such terms.
Questions about e-truck
- What does e-truck mean?
- E-truck means an electric truck: a motor truck whose propulsion is electric, especially one that is fully electric as opposed to hybrid electric.
- What part of speech is e-truck?
- E-truck is a noun.
- What is the plural of e-truck?
- The plural of e-truck is e-trucks.
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