This hybrid architecture maximizes the benefits and performance of electric trucks in heavy duty applications.
Fuel cell truck vs diesel.
Second the differences in weight between a diesel engine truck and fuel cell trucks have to be considered.
To study the performance between two possible fuel cell technologies in comparison with the internal combustion engine four steps are required.
As an alternative to batteries or on board pure hydrogen storage one automaker has proposed sodium borohydride as a compact and portable way.
Kenworth t680 day cab drayage truck powered by ballard fcvelocity r hd module.
If the same truck were to run on electricity then 85 of the entire weight capacity of the truck would be taken up by batteries just to go 500 miles half the range of diesel eberhardt showed.
In a fuel cell drayage truck the diesel engine and conventional drivetrain is replaced with a battery hydrogen fuel cell hybrid system.