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Daimler Disagrees With Tesla and VW’s Batteries-or-Bust View
- Truck chief says fuel cells are needed to reach climate goals
- CEOs Musk and Diess have argued hydrogen is a lost cause
Martin Daum
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Daimler AG’s truck chief expects hydrogen-powered big rigs to play an important role in slashing emissions from the transportation sector despite the technological hurdles and skepticism raised by two prominent rivals.
Focusing solely on battery-electric vehicles would be risky because of the scarcity of certain raw materials and challenges grids will have supporting wide-ranging charging networks for trucks and buses, Martin Daum, Daimler Truck’s chief executive officer, said in a phone interview.