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by lowercase1 1567 days ago
Trucks have a higher duty cycle than cars so a battery pays for itself quicker.

Truckers have legally mandated breaks that largely mitigates charging time.

Charging infrastructure is cheaper than hydrogen infrastructure.

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The energy density of a battery is so low though. That means a lot of capacity must be dedicated to batteries instead of cargo. Meaning you need more trucks.