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One of the interesting things I’ve been doing is participating in a review group for a European study on heavy vehicle decarbonization comparisons and simulations. That means, among other things, that I’m poking at the assumptions being used.
As the paper is in review and assumptions are being tested and improved, I won’t identify the author or organization at this time. This isn’t about them being wrong or right, but about a bunch of assumptions being made about fuel cell heavy vehicle maintenance that don’t stand up to scrutiny, yet are in a lot of studies that are considered credible.
Let’s start with first principles. A heavy duty fuel cell vehicle like a freight truck or transit bus is a battery electric vehicle with added fuel cell drive train components. That means that…
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