Future Bound and Hammer Down.

The article discusses the development of electric trucks in the U.S. It mentions the commitment of startup Nikola Motor to make electric semitrucks which garnered support from investors that led to a 35 percent rise in the company's stock in a single day. The American Trucking Associations claims that the industry is the life force of the U.S. economy. It cites the fact that trucks account for 6.4 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, hence the need to invest in less polluting trucks.