Green hydrogen trucks: delivery costs?
Our 18-page note models the full-cycle economics of a green hydrogen value chain to decarbonize trucks. In Europe, at $6/gallon diesel, hydrogen trucks will be 30% more expensive in the…
Could new airships displace trucks?
…these new airships could displace trucks, or lower diesel demand. We are most excited by the impact for onshore wind. [restrict] Flying Whales is a French company, originally supported by…
Electric trucks: what battery sizes?
…a diesel truck. However, large batteries above c8-tons in size detracts around 10% from the fuel economy of electric trucks, and may cause trucks to exceed regulatory weight limits, lowering…
Container ships versus trucks and trains
…than typical trains and 20x more efficient than typical trucks. We calculate that moving goods from overseas to the developed world’s c1bn consumers accounts for c0.5% of global CO2 emissions…
Green hydrogen trucks: delivery costs?
We have modelled the full-cycle economics of a green hydrogen value chain to decarbonize trucks. In Europe, at $6/gallon diesel prices, hydrogen trucks will be 30% more expensive in the…
Maintenance costs for gas-powered trucks?
This data-file tabulates the maintenance costs incurred by a fleet of 42x CNG-powered trucks, over 16M miles in the United States. Maintenance costs averaged 8c/mile, of which 1.6c/mile (i.e., 20%)…
Mine trucks: transport economics?
There are around 50,000 giant mining trucks in operation globally. The largest examples are around 16m long, 10m wide, 8m high, can carry around 350-450 tons and reach top speeds…
Distribution Costs: Ships, Trucks, Trains and Delivery Vans?
This data-file breaks down the financial and carbon costs associated with a typical US consumer’s purchasing habits. It covers container-ships, trucks, rail freight, cars and last-mile delivery vans; based on…
Vehicles: energy transition conclusions?
…niche deployments of electric trucks and hydrogen trucks. But we think the majority of long distance, inter-continental trucking will remain powered by liquid fuels, i.e., oil products. Although they may…
The green hydrogen economy: a summary?
…Trucking consumes 10Mbpd of diesel globally and emits c1.5bn tons of CO2 per year, which is 3.5% of the global total. Current full-cycle costs of hydrogen trucks are c30% higher…