We are just at the beginning of a revolution in the powering of trucks, but we are already debating the issue of electric or hydrogen for trucks? This news piece from Deutche Welle runs through the issues which we need to discuss, as we head down the road to the brave new world of zero carbon emissions.
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Power Choices for Future Heavy Duty Truck
Depending on the way the transition across from mainly diesel powered trucks to zero carbon emissions technology works out, the power choices for future heavy duty truck buyers may look something like they did back in the nineties.
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Isuzu Fuel Cell Truck Unveiled
The Isuzu Group booth at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, which begins in Tokyo this week will see an Isuzu fuel cell truck unveiled. The truck comes as a result of a cooperation agreement between Isuzu Motors and Honda Motor.
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Technology Choices for Zero Emissions
Looking forward into the future, and being developed right now, there are a wide range of technology choices for zero emissions.
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Driving Experience of a Fuel Cell Truck
In a recent test drive of the first hydrogen truck on Aussie roads, it was the first opportunity to have a look at what the driving experience of a fuel cell truck might be like. The Taurus from HDrive and Pure Hydrogen is an Australian adaptation of a truck developed in China.
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Over 1,000km on One Tank of Hydrogen
A prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck on a recent test drive across Germany in normal traffic conditions managed over 1,000km on one tank of hydrogen.
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Australia is in Danger of Being Left Behind
A new report which has been brought out by the CSIRO points out that in the next couple of decades, we need to completely and radically change our road transport technology, otherwise, Australia is in danger of being left behind again.
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Pooling of Fuel Cell Research Resources
Volvo and Daimler came together to invest in Cellcentric was because they realised the vast research and development costs to get their own fuel cell system up and running would be prohibitive, driving them to come up with an agreement around the pooling of fuel cell research resources, just for the fuel cell itself.
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Planning Ahead for Zero Carbon Fuel
At this point, it is difficult to see more than a couple of years ahead, when planning ahead for zero carbon fuel, because the way fuels like hydrogen will play out is uncertain. A hydrogen fuel cell could be here by 2026, but it also may not be here until 2029.
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Where Hydrogen is Heading
The fast acceleration in fuel cell technology in recent years means any development strategy has to be flexible, no-one can be sure exactly where hydrogen is heading. Even the largest truck manufacturers are working in the dark, to a certain extent.
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