The article is correct in
The article is correct in that the IC engines are getting far more efficient. Ford is using downsized engines with turbos to get a balance of fuel sipping efficiency and power. Just imagine what will happen when the split-cycle engine comes alive with its air-hybrid capability. And the cost of producing it will still be less than full electriifcation.
I'm shocked nobody is mentioning the potential of using nat-gas to solve that other little dirty problem - pollution. Certainly a far cleaner fuel, America has plenty of it, and the cost is cheap by comparison. And the truckers are converting, so the lack of ubiquity will soon be solved.