Post: "FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel"
r/energy
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[comment u/SnooKiwis6943] I am actually ecsatic to hear the deal did not go to Tesla and somewhat to Rivian.
“MAGA will read this as fedex going woke, and my favorite part is that Trump is responsible for it”
u/ButtSpelunker42025 points · Oct 4, 2026View
“The gas/diesel versions of these trucks must be highly inefficient compared to the electric versions.”
u/leonnabutski18 points · Oct 4, 2026View
“By the time Trump leaves office it could be a lot more.”
u/LeftToaster11 points · Oct 4, 2026View
“There must be something to this whole solar, energy emitting from the sky.”
u/iron_vet11 points · Oct 4, 2026View
“But those are not owned by fedex, contractors operate the actual last mile delivery.”
u/elf254 points · Oct 4, 2026View
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