The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle was introduced by Volvo Trucks, a Swedish truck manufacturer. According to the business, the truck would have a range of up to 1,000 kilometres and a refuelling time of less than 15 minutes.
The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will join other available battery-operated trucks and trucks powered by renewable fuels like biogas as zero-emission truck choices.
Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks, stated, “We have been developing this technology for a while, and it feels amazing to see the first trucks effectively operating on the test track.
No matter the transit assignments, our customers will be able to totally eliminate CO2 exhaust emissions from their vehicles thanks to the combination of battery and fuel cell technology.
The hydrogen fuel cell electric truck from Volvo Trucks will have a refuelling time of less than 15 minutes and an operational range up to 1,000 kilometres, which is similar to most diesel trucks.
The truck will have a total weight of 65 tonnes or more, and two fuel cells will provide 300kW of power while it is in motion.
Customer pilots will start in a few years, and commercialization, which will be later in the decade than its competitors, is anticipated.
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks will work particularly well for long distances and challenging, energy-intensive jobs, according to Alm. They might also be a choice in nations with few options for battery charging.
Compared to some of its competitors, Volvo Trucks is a little bit late to the hydrogen fuel cell game. Late last year, Nikola Corp gave the first of its Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) pilot trucks to one of Southern California’s top trucking firms, while New York-based Hyzon Motors had a number of hydrogen trucks delivered to clients all around the world, including Australia.
And while some are sceptics about the future development of hydrogen fuel cell cars and trucks, Robert Alm, a Volvo Trucks employee, believes this parallel electric technology will continue to play a significant part in transportation.
Since many businesses will rely on it to minimise CO2, we anticipate a large growth in the supply of green hydrogen over the next years, according to Alm.
“However, since we are already behind schedule, we must immediately decarbonize transportation. Thus, my unambiguous advice to all transportation firms is to start the voyage right away using battery electric, biogas, and the other available possibilities. In a few years, the fuel cell trucks will be a crucial addition for longer and heavier transportation.