Report by Smart Freight Centre, Altitude by Geotab, and Terawatt Infrastructure Finds EV Truck Transition Feasible Now with Strategic Charging
ATLANTA, GA– October 15, 2025 – A new data analysis published today directly challenges the narrative that electrifying long-haul freight corridors is unattainable with today's technology. The report, Data Insights to Inform Truck Electrification Along the I-10 Corridor, a collaboration between the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), Altitude by Geotab, and Terawatt Infrastructure, reveals that the current operational realities of heavy-duty diesel trucking on the I-10 corridor are highly compatible with existing battery-electric vehicle (BEV) capabilities.
The analysis, which aggregated anonymized telematics data from more than 72,000 heavy-duty trucks over a one-year period, shows that the duty cycle of heavy-duty trucks on the I-10 is already conducive to electrification.
Key Findings Demonstrating Achievable Electrification:
• Current Range is Sufficient for Most Legs: The majority of heavy-duty operations are not continuous, full-corridor treks, but a series of shorter, manageable segments. The data confirms the required distances align with current EV capabilities: 62% of driving legs are under 200 miles, a distance serviceable by most mid-range electric trucks, and 82% are under 400 miles, placing them within reach of long-range models.
• Charging Can Be Integrated into Existing Schedules: The data shows a critical correlation: longer driving legs are naturally followed by longer stops. With the median stop duration for a 300+ mile leg increasing to over 90 minutes, and 30% of all end-of-leg stops lasting more than 10 hours, charging can be integrated into current operational schedules with minimal disruption.
• Significant Economic and Environmental Opportunity: Electrifying just the driving legs under 200 miles, which account for roughly 21% of the total miles driven on or around the I-10, could save over 138 million gallons of diesel fuel and prevent 9.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. (....)