Electrical Grid Parts Shortages Are Slowing Truck-Charging Projects

Freight-sector electrification is competing with the growing power needs of semiconductor plants, data centers and other technology projects

Federal and local governments in states such as California, New Jersey and Texas are offering grants to offset the cost of building charging docks and buying electric trucks. Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg News

The rollout of heavy-duty electric trucks in the U.S. is facing speed bumps at charging stations, where executives say delays getting everything from parts to permits are slowing down construction of the crucial infrastructure. 

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