At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks.
While the country's prowess in electric passenger vehicles has long been known globally, electric trucks have only recently gained traction.
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