China's bid to electrify trucks

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  Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  This is Round Table.

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  China already proved it could reshape the auto industry with electric cars.

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  Now it's setting its sights on the big rigs that move the world's goods.

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  But truckers aren't swayed by hype, only by hard numbers at the pump.

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  But if the math works,

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  the price of everything from groceries to gadgets could drop.

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  So will China pull off the same magic twice or is this one road too far?

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  We're live from our studios here in Beijing.

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  This is Round Table. I'm Steve Hatherly.

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  Thanks for joining us today.

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  And for the show, I'm with FeiFei and Yushan.

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  First up, China's electric car story has gone from an ambitious government plan

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  to a global success that reshaped the auto industry.

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  Now the country is trying something even bigger,

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  bringing that same momentum to heavy-duty trucks.

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  It's a move that could change not just transportation,

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  but the cost of delivering almost everything we buy.

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  But unlike passenger cars, trucking is all about business economics and drivers.

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  Well, they will only switch if the numbers truly add up.

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