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Volvo showcases 1,000km-range hydrogen-powered truck

Benedict EvansBy Benedict EvansJune 23, 20222 Mins Read
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Volvo has unveiled a new hydrogen-powered truck capable of traveling up to 1,000km (620 miles) on a single tank, with water vapor the only thing emitted from the vehicle.

The fuel cells used are powered by hydrogen, and Volvo Trucks has started to test vehicles using this new technology. Volvo intends to use this CO2-neutral option in the second half of the decade.

A fuel cell truck generates its own electricity from the hydrogen onboard instead of being charged from an external source. The only byproduct emitted is water vapor. Volvo Trucks already offers battery-electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas.

“We have been developing this technology for some years now, and it feels great to see the first trucks successfully running on the test track. The combination of battery-electric and fuel cell electric will enable our customers to completely eliminate CO2 exhaust emissions from their trucks, no matter transport assignments,” said Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks.

The fuel cell electric trucks will have an operational range comparable to many diesel trucks and a refueling time of less than 15 minutes. The total weight can be around 65 tons or even higher, and the two fuel cells have the capacity to generate 300 kW of electricity onboard.

Customer pilots will start in a few years from now and commercialization is planned for the latter part of this decade. “Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks will be especially suitable for long distances and heavy, energy demanding assignments. They could also be an option in countries where battery charging possibilities are limited,” said Alm.

The fuel cells will be supplied by Cellcentric – the joint venture between the Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG. Cellcentric will build one of Europe’s largest series production facilities for fuel-cells, specially developed for heavy vehicles.

Fuel cell technology is still in an early phase of development and there are many benefits with the new technology, but also some challenges ahead. One of them is large-scale supply of green hydrogen. produced by renewable energy sources. Another is the fact that refueling infrastructure for heavy vehicles is yet to be developed.

“We expect the supply of green hydrogen to increase significantly during the next couple of years, since many industries will depend on it to reduce CO2. However, we cannot wait to decarbonize transport, we are already running late,” Alm concluded.

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Benedict Evans

Benedict is editorial assistant, social media manager and staff writer across several aviation, automotive and performance technology titles published by Mark Allen Business. He is a graduate of the University of Southampton and spends his free time organising comedy shows, playing basketball loudly and guitar quietly.

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