Electric Vehicles

Chinese Truck Drivers Are Going Electric as Gas Prices Soar

The GAC Lingcheng T9 at the Beijing auto show.Photographer: Lili Pike/Bloomberg

As electric car sales soften in China after years of breakneck growth, electric trucks are taking off, with the emerging industry expected to get a boost from the Iran war.

At the recent Beijing auto show, a hulking silver electric truck towered over the showroom of passenger cars advertised at discount prices.