More hydrogen-powered trucks will take to the road in Europe this week thanks to funding from the German government, which will support the rollout of 27 heavy-duty Xcient Fuel Cell trucks by Hyundai to a group of seven German companies.
The seven German companies working in logistics, manufacturing, and retail will put 27 Xcient Fuel Cell trucks into their fleets in the future thanks to funding for eco-friendly commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).
While hydrogen fuel cell transport is probably not viable for mass private transport, and making it uses more electricity than simply supplying the electrons to batteries alone, many believe it has a place in long haul and heavy transport.
Sounds very promising.
What does “heavy duty” mean in this context? I think germans have very strict weight rules and they have mainly “lightweight” trucks compared to some other EU regions. I think for example finnish regulations allow double max weight or something along that line compared to Germany.
Edit So I guess I’m wondering can you add as much stuff in these as regulations allow?
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More hydrogen-powered trucks will take to the road in Europe this week thanks to funding from the German government, which will support the rollout of 27 heavy-duty Xcient Fuel Cell trucks by Hyundai to a group of seven German companies.
The seven German companies working in logistics, manufacturing, and retail will put 27 Xcient Fuel Cell trucks into their fleets in the future thanks to funding for eco-friendly commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).
While hydrogen fuel cell transport is probably not viable for mass private transport, and making it uses more electricity than simply supplying the electrons to batteries alone, many believe it has a place in long haul and heavy transport.
Sounds very promising.
What does “heavy duty” mean in this context? I think germans have very strict weight rules and they have mainly “lightweight” trucks compared to some other EU regions. I think for example finnish regulations allow double max weight or something along that line compared to Germany.
Edit So I guess I’m wondering can you add as much stuff in these as regulations allow?