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New focus on commercial vehicles

New focus on commercial vehicles

7-Eleven truck equipped with Toyota fuel cell system.
7-Eleven truck equipped with Toyota fuel cell system, © Toyota

Now that electrification has gained a foothold in the passenger car market, it is starting to have an impact on commercial vehicles as well. While electric trucks and buses have, for a long time, been studied and tested as part of research and demonstration projects around the globe, more and more politicians and environmental associations have begun to explore the potential that this, not so small, sector has for curbing emissions. Not unlike the market for passenger cars, the one for commercial vehicles may soon find itself on the brink of a revolution.

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