The initial idea of green H2 is a good one, but storage issues with it are not being sorted out as well as batteries for EVs, it seems. Early adopters of new tech are always running a bit of a risk.
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Unlike Carryfast, Iâm no expert on alternative energies, so I will remain open minded.
One concern though, in Australia we are trialling electric trucks. To date success has been reported on our busiest freight corridor, Sydney Melbourne, with two battery powered, 70 tonne trucks running nightly, each changing batteries halfway.
This may be working brilliantly with two trucks, but there are 2,250 trucks plying this route every night. I seriously doubt the generation and power grid could cope with that.
I donât know how wind power works in Aus, but I would think there should be scope for solar power farms. There might not be enough for all trucks etc now, but I would expect it to be on the drawing board at least.
They will have some impact on âdeadâ scrub land, no land is dead, but that effect will hopefully be less than fossil fuels are having everywhere.
So long as we need energy, that energy production will have side effects, better from nuclear or wind or solar than from existing sources.
There is no perfect solution, but carrying on with fossil fuel seems the worst option.
Hydrogen might not be dead after all. Iâve been reading about the recent Chinese Commercial Vehicle Show (CCVS) in Wuhan & this Hybot H49 hydrogen truck could be making its way to the UK, the UK-based hydrogen truck manufacturer HVS (hydrogen vehicle systems) has signed a MOU (memorandum of understanding) to jointly develop & promote them here & in the EU.
With your long, straight roads surely overhead cables and those pantyhose things like trams had would be a better solution!
N.b. I know itâs not pantyhose but I canât think of the right word 
do you mean bendybuses?
Actually I was meaning the cantilever things on the roof 
Pantographs?
Yes, pantographs.
Thatâs the thing, thanks!
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Drawings of knickers?
Edit: cue for âUxbridge Dictionaryâ? ISIHAC? aka âClueâ
EU government ministers have finally signed off weights & dimensions, which grant trucks extra weight to accommodate heavier zero emission technologies. Two tonnes extra for hydrogen & four tonnes extra for battery traction packs.
After more than two years of deadlock EU government ministers have finally unlocked negotiations on rules to grant trucks extra weight to accommodate heavier clean technologies. This was the last chance to move forward with the file, and clears the way for trilogue talks.
âThe Councilâs position will increase the weight allowance of some electric and hydrogen articulated trucks from two to four tonnes. These trucks will now be able to drive further on a single charge, without compromising on the load they can carry. This is a big step forward to boost zero-emission trucking and sends a strong message to truckmakers looking to invest in clean trucks.â
Obviously anything thatâs good for the CCP is suddenly then ok with you.
I donât think itâs very practical for a myriad of reasons.
Go outside and play, Carryfast. Leave the grownups to have an intelligent conversation uninterrupted.