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Energy Insiders Podcast: Electric trucks are profitable, but diesel struggles

Ben Hutt, the CEO of battery-swap electric truck company Janus Electric on the switch from diesel. Plus: AEMO’s good news on energy transition, and Australia’s gas fail.

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Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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