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A look at Peterbilt’s electric 579

Overdrive Staff

Jul 1, 2018

Updated Jul 15, 2018

In this video from Overdrive sister site Commercial Carrier Journal, Peterbilt reps talk how their all-electric 579 works and show off a test drive of the truck. For more, read CCJ‘s story on the electric Pete at this link.

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