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A comment on Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade. Parent comment
The question is how expensive is the initial investment and how expensive are the operating cost.
Hydrogen trucks will be more expensive, the fuel is more expensive and the operation is more expensive.
> What are the odds batteries hit a wall before they're viable in heavy trucks? I dunno but certainly not zero.
0% as current batteries can already cover the majority of the current heavy trucking market.
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The question is how expensive is the initial investment and how expensive are the operating cost.
Hydrogen trucks will be more expensive, the fuel is more expensive and the operation is more expensive.
> What are the odds batteries hit a wall before they're viable in heavy trucks? I dunno but certainly not zero.
0% as current batteries can already cover the majority of the current heavy trucking market.