Does Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX Beat BEVs at Their Personal Sport? [Video] – Gas Smarts

When Hyliion’s pure gas-powered long-range ERX (electrical vary extender) Hypertruck hits the streets later this yr, it’s anticipated to be marginally lighter and cheaper (after incentives and credit) than midrange battery electrical vans. Firm founder and CEO, Thomas Healy says it has as much as 1,000 miles of vary together with as much as 75 zero-emissions miles on batteries solely. Hyliion is betting huge that’s sufficient to peak truckers’ curiosity.

This episode is sponsored by Scaper Programs. 

HDT’s Gear Editor Jim Park went to Hyliion’s Austin, Texas, headquarters to drive the ERX in late 2022. After the drive, he sat down with Thomas Healy to speak concerning the considering behind the ERX, the advantages of range-extender configurations, and the GHG discount potential of renewable pure gasoline. Is it a viable different to pure battery electrical? Will it assist us transition from diesel to some type of zero-emissions truck, or is the ERX all we actually want?

What’s on this episode:

• Getting previous our earlier expertise with pure gasoline engines
• Does pure gasoline have a future?
• ERX and emissions discount credit
• How a lot does an ERX Hypertruck value?
• The pathway to hydrogen
• Getting the truck to market
• … and extra!

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