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Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by dan_quixote on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:00PM (#27132523)
> The fact that Fedex/UPS haven't gone wholesale into electric is telling at this point

Both companies had a huge moat until Amazon came along blew their doors off. And Amazon has been investing heavily in electric delivery vehicles: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/18/amazon-begins-testing-rivian...

Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by xkjkls on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:29PM (#27132885)
This is very different from heavy trucks. These are electric delivery vans. No one is arguing whether electric vehicles can be effective in the small vehicle market; its the semi, 18-wheeler segment being discussed.
Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by manquer on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @09:07PM (#27137269)
True, there is not a viable product that is scalable in the market.

Both Nikola and Tesla are vapourware today. Perhaps they might deliver in a couple of years realistically.

Delivery companies are in no hurry to shift and bet ahead of time, once the technology is readily available and well supported they will move their fleet