The first waterstofvrachtwagens on the way

With the Hyundai in South Korea, Monday, is the first in a series-produced waterstofvrachtwagens in the world of transportation has gone. Ten copies are on their way to Switzerland. Hyundai hopes that by the end of the year, forty additional trucks will have to be exported.

The trucks were the type of Xcient, Fuel Cell, and the first production-ready instances in a class of their own. The truck, 34-ton, and has a brandstofcelunit from 190 kW on-board. In a fuel cell, the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen are converted into electricity, which motors are being driven.

The waterstofvrachtwagen has a total of seven tanks for a total of 35 kg of hydrogen that can be. This is a volgels Hyundai's and a range of 400 km can be achieved. Filling the tank takes about twenty minutes to complete. The South Korean manufacturer has found a new truck is in development, which will have a driving range of 1,000 km to get it.

over The next five years, wants to Boost sixteen hundred waterstofvrachtwagens on the road. To achieve that, the brand and the customers have to pay for the use of the computer. "Because of the cost of the use of waterstofvrachtwagens to reduce it, we are contributing to the development of the market," said Hyundai.

car Manufacturers are not so long ago.

Hyundai is like Toyota, all years, with the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles. It is the Japanese brand is the only manufacturer with a hydrogen car in the range, the Nexo compact SUV. The competition is working on such a vehicle, whether or not for political reasons.

finally, the BMW will be in 2022, a small fleet of testauto's ready for later in the decade, and a production ready model and to introduce it to you. The notice says that the fuel cell, as yet, making it more suitable for buses and trucks. A hydrogen car is to be there, said project leader, Jürgen Guldner, last year. Volkswagen has recently been in the similar words of support for hydrogen cars.

as For Toyota, they have become the second generation of its Mirai hydrogen car is ready at the beginning of 2021, to the united kingdom. May also dochtermerk Lexus, the technique to use. Heat is also by and miljardeninvesteringen for the production of hydrogen cars turn to 700,000 individuals per year in 2030.

the Competition at the vrachtwagenmarkt and moves itself to
be On the vrachtwagenmarkt is that the competition is not standing still. Scania is part of Volkswagen Group earlier this year in Norway, a four-testvrachtauto in the use of it on. In april, they made the Daimler ag and the Volvo Group, announced a joint venture to be trying to set up for the development of the waterstofvrachtwagens.

if you are in the Netherlands Holthausen, Clean Technology, they are all much further than that. Since you already have the hydrogen trucks to order. The models range from bevoorradingstrucks to wait. The waterstofvrachtwagens to make use of a DAF chassis. In addition, it is the back of a truck on a Mercedes-based, are available.

as With the Scania, since January, been tested in Denmark. (Photo: Scania).