By Sarah Ryan

The Inflation Reduction Act — the most consequential U.S. climate law ever — will provide a historic jolt to the electric car market.

But the incentives of the law will reach beyond the Teslas, Mustang Mach-Es and Ford F-150 Lightnings that will get a significant boost through tax credits and charging infrastructure funds to expand the adoption of passenger electric vehicles across the country.

The medium- and heavy-duty truck industry that drives our economies has been heading toward an electric transformation for several years:

An EDF analysis found nearly 200 fleets have made commitments to deploy or have deployed zero-emission trucks — a nearly 1,100% increase since 2017.

A Wood Mackenzie analysis expects the number of electric trucks on U.S.…