Why the future of long-haul heavy trucking probably includes lots of hydrogen

Jun 15, 2021 at 10:34 AM CST
The climate crisis requires that we decarbonize our global transportation systems. To meet this requirement, the purported solution for some time has been "electrify everything." Technical experts and the climate-concerned public alike have long pushed the idea that the future will be one of clean electricity that powers just about all aspects of our life. I bought in — at least for a time. It wasn’t until I began studying the details surrounding the challenges of putting a battery into a car, truck or container ship that I realized that things are much more complicated than ascribing to an aspirational motto.

Jun 15, 2021 at 10:34 AM CST

The climate crisis requires that we decarbonize our global transportation systems. To meet this requirement, the purported solution for some time has been "electrify everything." Technical experts and the climate-concerned public alike have long pushed the idea that the future will be one of clean electricity that powers just about all aspects of our life. I bought in — at least for a time. It wasn’t until I began studying the details surrounding the challenges of putting a battery into a car, truck or container ship that I realized that things are much more complicated than ascribing to an aspirational motto.