We know at the upcoming Brisbane Truck Show there will be plenty of hype around zero emission trucks, we will be ready for a lot of talk from the exhibitors about their solutions, and there will be plenty of hype about hydrogen.
This first video is probably an example of some of the information you will pick up at the show. Big on the look of the truck with a striking modern design, but not much real information about what’s going on under the bonnet.
In this period as the new technology, is just starting to appear, and well before it’s got the hundreds of thousands of kilometers under its belt to demonstrate its capabilities, this is where it is possible to make some big claims without much backing
So this means, this is where a certain amount of caution needs to be taken, and questions need to be asked, but informed questions.
In this first video, the truck looks great, it’s impressive, goes well and it works. It will look great on the stand at the truck show. But what level of reliability is there? If you ask a question about this vehicle, what kind of answer you do get?
In our second video, we are looking at a much more normal truck. Simply a US Kenworth truck fitted with a Toyota fuel cell, but the difference is the questions being asked by the passenger in the truck and the answers given being given by the driver. When asked about specific things like vehicle mass or how different systems are powered, how are operated, a clear and concise explanation is made.
The questioner is asking the kinds of questions which any truck operator worth their salt would also ask in the same situation. At first glance the answers being given appear to be highly credible.
They both know what they talking about, and even if there is an issue, Toyota is not trying to cover up any issues. They will admit there are some things, they’re not quite sure about.
This third video is also one which has a certain amount of credibility. The fact of the matter is Hyundai is actually mass producing hydrogen trucks and selling them. They are putting them on on the road around the world. There have been 48 of these trucks running around in Switzerland for quite some time, and there’s a similar number going into the US market ,at the moment.
Hyundai doesn’t have much of a pedigree in the truck world, from our point of view in Australia, but they actually have been making trucks for quite some time.
When we arrive at the Brisbane Truck Show, we are going to be seeing a vast array of new technologies. As we walk around the show, it’s going to be our job to ask those difficult questions to get the right answers and to find out more.
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