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Originally Posted by Z K
It's also good marketing for Walmart. 15 trucks is nothing for the fleet of trucks that Walmart uses.
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Completely agree -- particular by a company that has its regular share of PR nightmares ...
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Originally Posted by Z K
The cost of these trucks are so high, it'll take forever to make it cost effective to operate.
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I disagree here; please see my analogy with modern commercial airliners in my post above. The two types of airlines that are investing in high-efficiency new planes? Middle Eastern carriers (as oil-dependent as they come) and low-cost carriers (as profit-driven as they come). Companies will shell out for these, particularly in Europe, once they're proven in the real world.