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Can fuel cells become a mass-produced option globally for heavy-duty trucks 2030+?

| 2019:604 | Magnus Karlström, Hans Pohl, Anders Grauers, Elna Holmberg
This study is mainly a total-cost-of-ownership calculation of four different powertrains for heavy-duty trucks for three different customer mission profiles, long haul, regional and urban distributions.
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The powertrain alternatives were diesel, batteries, electric road systems and fuel cells. Also, the calculations were made for three main markets for heavy-duty trucks; Germany, USA and China. The results showed that Electric Road Systems has the lowest total costs, and battery trucks were the second best option (depends upon cost levels of batteries). Fuel cell trucks are cheaper than diesel trucks for urban and regional distribution. These results must be interpreted with caution because of several uncertainties in choice of, for example, the cost of electricity and hydrogen.