Electric Trucks Aren’t as Simple as They Seem But This Technology Can Fix It

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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! 🌱 Join the Engineering with Rosie Patreon community to help develop our channel here: https://www.patreon.com/engineeringwithrosie You'll join our Patreon-only chat/Discord server to discuss and suggest topics of interest! ☕️ Or you can support by buying me a coffee here: 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 ⚙️The Engineering with Rosie team: Rosemary Barnes - Presenter, Producer & Writer Javi Diez - Graphics & Editor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/javierdiezsuarez/?locale=en_US) Jae Chong - Production Assistant #electrictruck #trucking #charging #EVtrucks #decarbonisation