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Hylane took delivery of the first Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell for Germany in Bremerhaven. The first seven trucks are part of 27 vehicles to be delivered to Germany straight from the Hyundai plant in South Korea in the coming weeks. In the first phase, HyLane is taking delivery of a total of 17 trucks. From […]

Hyundai announced the export of its XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to Germany. Seven German logistics, manufacturing and retail companies will put 27 XCIENT fuel cell trucks into service thanks to green commercial vehicle funding from the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport. Hyundai has already deployed 47 units in Switzerland, where they

Toyota has established a partnership with Isuzu, Hino Motors, and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation to develop fuel cell electric light-duty trucks for distribution in Japan from 2023. Toyota stated that the ideal use of the vehicles would be in the supermarket and convenience store sector, where several deliveries have to be made in one

Volvo announced today, 20 June 2022, that it has started testing hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Customer pilots will begin in a few years, and commercialisation is planned for the latter part of this decade. The hydrogen trucks will have a range comparable to many diesel trucks – up to 1,000 kilometres – with a refuelling

On Tuesday, 31 May 2022, the first 40-tonne hydrogen-powered delivery truck designed in Switzerland was unveiled in Geneva. This truck is part of the “GoH!” (Generation of Hydrogen) project, coordinated by the Nomads Foundation and four economic players – Migros Genève, GreenGT, LARAG and SIG. An electric-hydrogen propulsion system powers the truck. With an output of 500 horsepower, it

Cola-Cola Italia announced on 19 May 2022 the creation of a consortium with hauliers Italtrans, Number1, Casilli Enterprise, Favaro Servizi, London-based energy transition advisor Ikigai Capital and green energy development company NVA to decarbonise its road transport operations using biomethane and hydrogen as part of its 2040 zero emissions target.  More at fuel cell works

DEVK Versicherungen and its subsidiary Hylane are launching an innovative project for the future of mobility: the first commercial vehicle rental service with hydrogen trucks in Germany. Contracts have already been signed with customers such as DB Schenker, and vehicles have already been ordered. A real alternative in the future-oriented transformation of mobility. Hylane places

Scania announced that it would develop 20 fuel cell electric trucks with US fuel cell and electrolyser manufacturer Cummins as part of the Air Liquide-led HyTrucks project, which aims to put 1,000 hydrogen trucks on the road in Belgium, the Netherlands and western Germany by 2025, along with the necessary refuelling infrastructure. The new fuel

German supermarket chain Lidl is replacing the entire fleet of battery-electric vehicles at a logistics hub in Carquefou (western France) with a green hydrogen-powered fuel cell fleet, making it the first of its kind in Europe. The centre will be fuelled with 75 kilograms of green hydrogen per day, generated 75 kilometres away by Lhyfe

Hyzon Motors signed a memorandum of understanding with John G Russell Transport, one of the top fifty British logistics groups, to facilitate the deployment of hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions vehicles in the United Kingdom.

The closing conference of the H2-Share project took place at Wystrach in Weeze, Germany, on 15 March 2022. The project partners presented their findings with the heavy-duty hydrogen truck and mobile hydrogen refuelling station. The project generated knowledge, experience, and lessons learned that has paved the road to other hydrogen projects, such as H2Haul.

Gaussin is launching a world tour to promote its hydrogen racing truck. At each stage of the journey, spectators will be able to photograph the truck, meet its drivers and learn about its technology. With a top speed of 140 km/h and a range of 250 km, the H2 Racing Truck is now the most

MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles. In addition to accelerating the ramp-up of electric mobility, the commercial vehicle manufacturer is intensifying its research into hydrogen mobility. In 2024, MAN trucks equipped with hydrogen fuel cells will have to prove their suitability to five customers in Bavaria.

On 23 February 2022, Hyzon Motors announced the signing of a vehicle supply agreement between MaserFrakt, a major Swedish transport group, and Hyzon Motors Europe BV.

Amy Allsop, Communications Officer at Hydrogen Europe, spoke to Dion Verhulst, Project Manager at VDL Groep. Dion is at the centre of the truck’s deployments in the H2Haul project, funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, and spoke to us about this innovative project and VDL’s involvement in it.