Lithium iron batteries and hydrogen are only energy carriers, there is a much better option than both of these and this option will change the market.

Hydrogen is very unstable and cost quite a lot to produce it, then you have all the problems associated with the transportation of hydrogen or refueling hydrogen. If customers want to produce their own hydrogen electriloyzers cost from $3 million so its quite a high investment, and a hydrogen fuel cell for a container handling truck would cost just to build over $60,000. So for the Hyster big truck program you would be looking at a truck well over $600,000 which port will want to pay that as well as all the other costs that go with hydrogen and vibration problems for the fuel cell.


If they have a full battery system the weight alone would mean that on the steer axle they would need double wheels on the steer axle and the range would be limited to around 4 hours with six to eight batteries



These are just two reasons hyster will be looking a massive losses over the next number of years.