# Futuristic Electric Transport Trucks The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' Electric Semi Has a 300 Mile Range By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-12-18 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etone References: [coolmaterial](http://coolmaterial.com/rides/thor-trucks-electric-semi-trucks/) & [thortrucks](http://www.thortrucks.com/) The [Thor Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thor-x-harbginer) 'ET-One' electric semi has been unveiled as an efficient shipping vehicle that will help brands and businesses ship goods in a more efficient manner. Expected to hit the market a full year before the [Tesla](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tesla-autonomous-erig) Electric Semi Truck, the shipping truck is an all-electric Class 8 tractor that boasts the ability to carry up to 80,000 pounds. This makes it ideal for fleets that need to transport a large amount of goods between locations in a way that will also help to curb fossil fuel consumption for cost savings and environmental benefits. The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' electric semi will offer 300 miles of range and identifies how [shipping solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birds-eye-shipping-trucks) will evolve to be far more efficient in the near future. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Electric Truck Shipping:** The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' electric semi will disrupt the traditional fossil-fuel-based shipping industry, replacing it with electric-based fleets. - **Efficient Goods Transport:** Innovative electric semi's like Thor Trucks 'ET-One' will drive efficiencies in the goods transport industry through reduced fossil fuel consumption and maintenance costs. - **Electric Semi Truck Competition:** Thor Trucks 'ET-One' is expected to hit the market a year before Tesla Electric Semi Truck, indicating a competitive battleground is emerging between automakers for sustainable transportation on heavy freight. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Transportation Industry:** The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' electric semi illustrates a growing trend towards electrification of the transportation industry, providing significant cost savings and environmental benefits over fossil fuel models. - **Freight Industry:** The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' electric semi will disrupt the freight industry by reducing transportation costs and potentially enabling smaller companies to compete with larger ones. - **Electric Vehicle Industry:** The Thor Trucks 'ET-One' represents a new innovation in the electric vehicle industry, highlighting a new growth opportunity for EV manufacturers to expand beyond personal vehicles into heavy freight transportation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fully Electric Semi Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kenworth-t680e.md) - [Electric Freight Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eactros-longhaul.md) - [All-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mediumduty-truck.md) - [All-Electric Commercial Vans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ford-etransit-custom.md) - [Medium-Duty Electric Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motiv-power-system-argo-trucks.md) - [Autonomous Cabin-Free Shipping Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-electric-truck.md) - [Electric Commercial Fleet Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bollinger-b4.md) - [Hybrid Propulsion Recreational Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thor-x-harbginer.md) - [Self-Propelled Electric Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aistream.md)