Electric Trucks: Why Hino Says 2029, Not Now | Richard Emery

Hino's Australian boss thinks the country is chasing the wrong emissions fix. Richard Emery sat down with Marc Sibbald in the cab of a 700 Series tipper and made the case that electric trucks are a 2029 to 2030 story here, and that waiting for them is costing the industry easier wins now.In this episode:- Why Hino puts electric trucks at 2029 to 2030 for Australia, and why Richard calls the federal focus tunnel vision towards electric- The average Australian truck is roughly 14 years old. Getting that towards 10 would cut emissions and crashes sooner- Hino's Bathurst run put hybrid more than 20% ahead of diesel on fuel, and about 30% with a driver trained to the truck(0:00) Intro(0:20) Driving a truck again after 20 years(4:13) The 700 Series problem Hino had to fix(6:25) A bigger range, and orders tripling(8:55) The 12-speed automated manual(13:53) Ten years with Supercars(15:04) Bathurst: hybrid against diesel(17:24) Fuel prices and the hybrid surge(18:41) Why there is no 700 Series hybrid(22:55) Electric trucks and hydrogen(24:44) Why Hino says 2029 to 2030(26:23) Australia's 14-year-old truck fleet(27:21) Not just tunnel vision towards electric(29:02) Hino Connect and telematics(31:02) The Archion tie-up with Fuso(34:03) The 2026 truck market(36:45) Safety systems you actually notice(41:18) Trucks are not going anywhereRecorded in a moving truck, so you get road noise and a proper conversation rather than a studio set piece.Fleet News Group covers the Australian fleet industry across Fleet Auto News, Fleet EV News and Fleet HV News.Mentioned in this episode:- Hino's hybrid against diesel at Bathurst. This is the test Richard talks through, and the charts we put on screen around the sixteen minute mark: https://youtu.be/1MQIgHF4t-U- Driving the Hino Hybrid Electric 300 Series, Marc's own road test: https://fleethvnews.com.au/test-drive-hino-hybrid-electric/- Hino hybrids in council operations: https://fleethvnews.com.au/hino-electric-hybrid-trucks-deliver-real-world-results-for-council-operations/Subscribe to Fleet News Group: https://bit.ly/4w63LWOFilmed at Hino's 700 Series drive event. Hino provided the vehicle and location. Fleet News Group retained full editorial control.