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"Battery-electric trucks are the best option to reduce emissions from road
freight transport, and market forces are working in their favour, according to
a report by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in collaboration
with the Technical University of Dresden and the Institute for Energy and
Environmental Research Heidelberg.
While battery-electric trucks are slowly gaining market share, and a growing
range of models come onto the market, hydrogen fuel cell models on German roads
were “almost non-existent,” said the researchers.
Freight transport is responsible for six per cent of Germany’s total greenhouse
gas emissions, and 40 percent of transport-related emissions – yet trucks lag
behind cars in the transition to electric mobility. 2.3 percent of German
trucks are battery-powered if heavy trailer trucks are excluded, compared to a
hydrogen market share of 0.006 percent, according to DIW.
The DIW report noted that private investment in truck charging infrastructure
was growing. Researchers recommended that the government maintains support for
fast-charging points for trucks, but advised against promoting hydrogen in the
sector, which would require investment in completely different technology and
infrastructure.
“Clear communication from federal policymakers on battery-powered trucks as the
key technology would give truck manufacturers and operators security on
upcoming investments,” DIW energy expert Wolf-Peter Schill said."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
