Crucial mistake in "the more weight you’re trying to move, the more batteries you need ... but the more batteries you use, the more weight you add". True but battery draw on road is mostly due to speed, not weight. Trucks are easier to electrify vs. cars. https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Moving-around-in-a-zero-carbon-world

As trucks are slower. Trucks are also more consistently utilized so easier to amortize battery to low TCO, and plan for charging infrastructure. Regs on max road weight are a challenge for long haul trucks with max cargo - heavy battery plus heavy cargo, but this is manageable.

If you are a truck manufacturer and banking on EVs being uncompetitive in your segment, you are in for a rude awakening. Flawed assumptions are only common as nobody so far makes a decent truck that you can buy. When Tesla semi and others are available, it will be obvious.