@madsenandersc I'm not an expert in truck manufacturing and maintenance, but coming from a developing country I can see how some companies do buy and maintain old trucks, I don't know the specifics of the Indian truck market. Maybe it's better to buy new trucks if you have economic resources, maybe it's better to extend operational life of work vehicles for environmental reasons, maybe multiple things can be wrong or true depending on the context, maybe multiple strategies can push electrification forward without being perfect. I don't know.

@cmister26 it's a different YouTube channel from DW, I think

Why India Is Turning Old Vehicles Into Electric Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlGxk4jHC2Q

Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world, with vehicles responsible for nearly half of its air pollution. But instead of replacing millions of cars and trucks, a new approach is gaining attention: converting existing vehicles into electric ones.

At workshops near the Indian capital, old diesel trucks are being retrofitted with electric powertrains — extending their lifespan while cutting emissions and costs. The process is faster and significantly cheaper than buying new electric vehicles.

But can retrofitting scale fast enough to make a real impact? And could this approach offer a blueprint for other megacities struggling with pollution and the cost of electrification?

#EV #Renewables #Oil #StraitOfHormuz

@rysiek please don't open that article, they'll see an uptick in traffic coming from Mastodon, which won't survive