Air transport develops and strives for use of more renewable fuels which increases completion according to the Swedish Energy agency. The bio mass for renewable air fuels is the same as for the road sector fuelled by diesel. There is already competition on these raw material and if air transport increases their demand it will further increase competition and price which makes introduction within air transport more difficult.
Knowing the present huge efforts from the truck manufacturers to electrify their drivelines this will probably lead to technical leap frogs towards fossil free road transport. Electricity supplied from batteries may well be the main solution in a short-term perspective. Since a couple of years hydrogen and fuel cells seems to become an optional alternative for electricity supply to the electric motor in long haul road transport....
Since a few years’ time the opportunity and benefit of introducing a separate electric motor and batteries in semi-trailers, supporting the tractor pulling the vehicle has been discussed...
Diesel engines in global freight is a main pillar that still remains a valid solution...
