The Role of Hydrogen in the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucking Sectors
CEA Consulting (CEA) worked with Clean Air Task Force (CATF) to investigate the role hydrogen can play to advance decarbonization of the trucking sector. Specifically, CEA surveyed fleet owners/operators, truck manufacturers, hydrogen producers, and hydrogen fueling station operators to better understand their expectations about future long-haul heavy-duty (Class 7 & 8) trucking routes, duty cycles, and fleet energy requirements, as well as their projections about the capital and operating expenses associated with various zero-emission trucking technologies.
CEA used the information gathered from the interviews and other research to develop a report on
- the projected role of hydrogen-powered trucks in the U.S. (i.e., their market share),
- the key opportunities and barriers for the purchase and operation of hydrogen truck fleets.
CEA created a ranked order set of recommendations for influencing the acceleration of deployment and usage of zero-emission trucks, including recommendations for additional resources, potential partner organizations and/or companies, and a timeline of when these changes might come about. The rank order is based on information gleaned from CEA’s interviews, analysis of recent available information, and experience serving clients in the goods movement sector.
