Kenworth t680 day cab drayage truck powered by ballard fcvelocity r hd module.
Fuel cell truck vs diesel.
First the equations that will be needed for steps three and four need to be derived.
Develop models for fuel cell electric trucks fcets that would meet or exceed the performance of present and future diesel powered trucks compare energy consumption of fcets against best in class diesel powered class 8 sleeper trucks estimate total cost of ownership tco based on use case assumptions 2.
To study the performance between two possible fuel cell technologies in comparison with the internal combustion engine four steps are required.
If the same truck were to run on electricity then 85 of the entire weight capacity of the truck would be taken up by batteries just to go 500 miles half the range of diesel eberhardt showed.
This hybrid architecture maximizes the benefits and performance of electric trucks in heavy duty applications.
Second the differences in weight between a diesel engine truck and fuel cell trucks have to be considered.