Electric trucks will soon replace petrol trucks, just as electric cars are replacing petrol cars...right? Battery electric trucks already exist and all we need are better batteries and more charging stations (or not?). Let's hear what Professor David Cebon, who's been researching transport decarbonisation for decades at Cambridge, has to say!
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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/engwithrosie📚Timestamps:
00:00 Background
01:29 Introduction
02:38 Challenge 1: Payload
06:04 Challenge 2: Charging
07:19 What if we had better batteries?
09:06 So, Hydrogen Trucks?
10:23 Autonoumous Trucks
11:34 Dynamic Charging
15:14 Other Solutions
16:08 Conclusion
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