Fork in the road for trucks: Hydrogen or batteries?
Earlier this year, Volvo began testing its newest truck in one of the most extreme places the company could find, about 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
The test showed that the hydrogen-powered truck, whose fuel cells release no emissions except water vapor, can haul freight over snowy roads in frigid temperatures, like a diesel-powered 18-wheeler would. Volvo plans to begin selling the trucks after 2025.
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