As our world transitions rapidly to remote working and online shopping, road freight, powered mainly by diesel fuel, continues to increase rapidly. There is hope on the horizon though and it's not just Tesla's much anticipated heavy duty battery electric semi truck. All of the world's biggest truck making firms are racing to get their hydrogen or battery electric vehicles to market in the next couple of years. The question is - will we have the infrastructure ready to accommodate them? And can we afford it? Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com/ Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Download the Just Have a Think App from the AppStore or Google Play Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE DiveDeeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning. https://climatechange.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com/just-have-a-think-jhat Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: null Climate Adam: null Kurtis Baute: null Levi Hildebrand: null Simon Clark: null Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: null Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ Research links International Energy Agency https://webstore.iea.org/download/direct/288 https://www.iea.org/reports/trucks-and-buses https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/electric-vehicle-stock-in-the-ev3030-scenario-2018-2030 Betterflow Truck Tailgate System https://www.betterflow.com/en/rear-wing-system/ FORBES - James Morris Article https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2020/09/12/is-electric-truck-maker-nikola-motor-in-trouble/?sh=ba088163ed03 European Union https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/heavy_en IRENA Pentalateral Region Webinar https://irena.org/events/2020/Oct/Heavy-Duty-Vehicles-in-the-Penta-Region https://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Events/2020/Oct/2020-10-22-Joint-Webinar-IRENA-BENELUX_TE_website.pdf?la=en&hash=46FFF9377424045B085176611BED6BDE9E92FA61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26sEwLas054 California Air Resources Board (CARB) https://www.transportdive.com/news/trucking-California-Air-Resources-Board-Advanced-Clean-Truck-Regulation-EV-zero-emissions/580560/ The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/14/eu-green-transport-target-may-have-increased-greenhouse-gas-emissions International Council on Clean Transportation https://theicct.org/publications/on-road-freight-lgn-germany https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_India-HDV-fuel-consumption_policy-update_20171207.pdf https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ECCC_Phase2_hdv_standard_20181109.pdf Biodiesels https://www.edie.net/news/6/Biodiesel-worse-for-the-environment-than-fossil-fuels-warn-green-campaigners/30103/ https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/avoiding_bioenergy_competition_food_crops_land.pdf https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/2016_04_TE_Globiom_paper_FINAL_0.pdf EPA Smartway https://www.epa.gov/smartway/learn-about-smartway