Mercedes-Benz has called for the cost of running diesel-powered trucks to be increased, to boost the appeal of zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles.
The suggestion came after a Mercedes-Benz GenH2 prototype truck completed a 1,000km journey on one tank of liquid hydrogen.
Andreas Gorbach, Daimler’s head of truck technology, said making zero-tailpipe-emission trucks economically viable is one of three ways to boost their appeal.
Increasing the cost of the fuel or the tolls for diesel trucks, install an infrastructure of competitively priced green energy, and the third would be to offer a readily available, and reliable product.
