Kansas City Missouri To Get Electric Truck Plant – More Green Supply Chain Jobs To Come

The Smith Newton Electric Truck. Image credit:Kansas-City Star As reported in The Kansas City Star, "Smith Electric Vehicles US is on track to begin building electric trucks in July at a plant near Kansas City International Airport. The company is betting that it will find sufficient demand because the delivery market is ideal for electric trucks." The Smiths are expensive but do have far lower operating costs than a gas or diesel delivery truck: even compared to hybrids. If plans work out, a nearby battery making pla...