Which will be the engine of the future?

We've already had a clean, faster and electric form of transportation than can haul 100 times the tonnage of what a truck can do for over a century. They are called trains. The easiest way to cut down truck emissions is to invest in more freight rail infrastructure to get more trucks off the road.

For heavy loads on middle and distances we already have trains. The rail infrastructure here in Germany is far behind the Netherlands or Switzerland but I think it's still the best option to invest in it if we wanna meet our climate goals. For the remaining trips and to reach places without rail connections, Electric trucks are the most efficient option so far.

In India, government working on hydrogen, hybrid and bio diesel technology. while currently they made a whole electric freight rail networks system called Dedicated Front Corrider, which connects all major cities, industrial areas and only freight rails can run on this tracks. And these tracks are now open by current government. Which are cheap mode of transport and eco friendly.

Best way is to invest in freight rail so that each city/town is already reachable through that and complement that with electric trucks which has operation range of less than 300 km.

Best Option is to get as much Cargo on the rails as possible.(Like it used to be) Then use electric for the last few miles. Hydrogen is too expensive and valuable to waste it that inefficiently. It takes a ton of energy to compress and cool hydrogen.

Trucks, are fine for small scale delivery and for remote areas. But everywhere else we should switch exclusively to TRAINS.

I always thought that the trouble with electric trucks was that the batteries are heavy so they eat into the weight that the truck is permitted to carry on the roads.

Competition is a great motivator, and I think companies should focus on developing both. In the end, you have redundancy so we won't repeat a reliance on a single source as we have been with oil.

Weight is not just about just the payload but the whole vehicle. Think weight restriction on certain bridges or roads. There H2 has a huge adavantage but at the end of the day I think there's a place for both technologies

Mining trucks are still debating battery vs hydrogen fuel cell with Caterpillar taking an early lead with a bet in battery, but the unique conditions of mines - extremely heavy loads and relatively short distances - changes the decision-making process. The cost of hydrogen will be a big factor for the mining industry here as well.

Congratulations. Very well made video. Mostly this comparison is not made in such a balanced and well informed way.

4:21 You can produce Green Hydrogen at the fueling station itself, no need to transport Hydrogen. You only need, Electricity, Water and an Electrolizer to produce Hydrogen. That can be don at fueling station itself.

I think it’s best to have options, this will bring competition between industries that will only further hasten development of the technologies, fossil fuel included, my only concern is they all decide to choose one to save money and make it inefficient

There will probably be an application for both. Even if the electric grid will be capable of supplying fast charging for trucks here in Europe in the future, there may be markets where hydrogen will be a more realistic option.

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from 7:46，it is a typical scenario in China that some cities are using EV trucks. These trucks are modified from traditional truck and they use some space between head and compartment. They can be deployed in short range haul missions and easy to replace battery.

What about huge freight train networks? Edited for clarification: I meant freight trains as part of a sustainable transport network.

Realistically, electric. If we get grid energy too cheap to meter, hydrogen all the way.

Well, lorries are used in so many diverse ways, some move 10-30 tons over a distance of less than 50km ie in local distribution and they would run fine on battery meanwhile others move 60+ tons over a distance of over 800km and they would need h2 so companies need to focus on both technologies.

The biggest problem with charging from the grid is the fact your relying on instant supply of power. You turn on a light bulb and a power station has to instantly produce additional power to handle that. Fine for a light bulb but scaled to a +350kwh charger for a truck and then multiply it to multiple trucking companies and thats a hell of a lot of power. You imagine the infrastructure you'd need to scale up and down to handle the load changes. Hydrogens biggest benerfit is it can be produced when the powers available and stored. Such that you can rely on solar and wind which supplies predictable but intermittent power to produce the hydrogen. The hydrogen then can be converted at will back into power to run the truck ect. The efficiency loss through conversion is worth it when you consider the hydrogen is energy storage. Hydrogen has the place for heavy duty and long range applications. Though BEV has the best case for light vehicle, commute applications. Something that doesnt need to be fast charged to give you a reasonable charge time.