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What will move the load

Diesel is not being replaced by one thing. Battery, hydrogen, gas and the grid behind them each work under different constraints, and the constraint usually decides.

8 articles

Battery-electric, hydrogen or combustion: heavy-vehicle powertrains and what the sources sayWhat ACEA's registrations, the IEA's outlooks, EU law and makers' own programmes say about battery-electric, hydrogen and combustion trucks and buses — with no verdict.29 September 2026 · 23 sources
Electric trucks and tractor units explained: how they work, what makers declare, where they chargeHow battery-electric trucks are built, what installed and usable kWh and range footnotes mean, where they charge, and the EU market figures and rules behind them.28 September 2026 · 16 sources
Hydrogen trucks: fuel cell (FCEV) vs hydrogen combustion (H2-ICE)How a fuel-cell truck differs from a hydrogen combustion truck, how the hydrogen is stored and where each maker says its programme stands, every figure attributed.29 September 2026 · 13 sources
Electric tractor units: register of maker-declared valuesBattery capacity, range with its stated condition, charging and production stage for 14 electric tractor-unit rows from nine makers, as their own documents declare. No ranking.28 September 2026 · 20 sources
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600: what 600 kWh means in serviceWhat separates 621 kWh installed from 600 kWh usable, how the 500 km range figure is footnoted, what an hour on a CCS2 charger does to a shift, and how payload compares with the eActros 400.24 September 2026 · 11 sources
LNG and bio-LNG trucks: engines, range, refuelling and CO2LNG and bio-LNG trucks burn the same methane in spark-ignited or HPDI engines, with ranges of up to 1,800 km, but bio-LNG does not change certified CO2.28 September 2026 · 21 sources
What is HVO? Renewable diesel in trucks and busesWhat HVO is, what the EN 15940 standard for paraffinic diesel covers, what Germany's fuel ordinance says about paraffinic diesel, and what truck and bus makers state about HVO.29 September 2026 · 17 sources
Electric-truck maintenance compared with diesel: what goes, what staysWhat Volvo's service-contract lists drop and keep when a truck goes electric, how Volvo, MAN and Scania describe intervals, and what Great Britain's DVSA checks differently.29 September 2026 · 9 sources