China: China's new energy heavy truck sales surge in H1.

Storyline China's new energy heavy truck sales surge in H1 China's shift to green freight is on the road to success. The latest data from the Ministry of Transport shows that sales of new-energy heavy-duty trucks surged nearly 80 percent to about 140,000 units in the first half of the year. A company in east China's Shandong Province said they introduced a fleet of new electric trucks this year because there are more charging facilities available now. Li Shiqiu, purchasing director, Shandong Shenghang Zhiye Economic and Trade Co., Ltd.： "In previous years, we didn't dare to invest on a large scale. This year, as charging stations for heavy trucks are now available along long-distance routes nationwide, we are updating our entire fleet." Some of those charging facilities include battery swap stations, where depleted batteries are exchanged for fully charged batteries in a process that takes about five minutes. Tang Hanmin, heavy truck driver： "Battery swapping for new energy heavy trucks takes five minutes, just like filling up with diesel. It doesn't affect my transport schedule at all." China aims to build 30,000 kilometers of zero-carbon freight highways, with more than 3,000 charging and swap stations, by the year 2030. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]