Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are most environmentally friendly: ATRI

May 4, 2022

Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are the most environmentally friendly.

The report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) showed that while electric trucks have no direct tailpipe emissions, CO2 production associated with vehicle, battery and electricity production would only result in a 30% decrease in CO2 emissions when compared to a standard diesel truck.

This analysis utilized federal and industry-sourced data to identify and compare full life-cycle CO2 emissions for a range of truck types, including a baseline diesel truck, battery-electric trucks and hydrogen fuel cell trucks. (…) Hydrogen sourced from solar power electricity could enable hydrogen fuel cell trucks to emit only 8.8% of the baseline diesel CO2.

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