Equipment Quantron gears up to become “range leader” in North America’s ZEV market September 10, 2023 Germany-based Quantron has set its sights on becoming the range leader for zero-emissions trucks in the North American market and is developing a Class 8 hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric vehicle to help achieve…
Equipment Ballard to supply fuel cells to Ford for European longhaul demonstrations August 3, 2023 Ballard Power Systems says it has signed a letter of intent with Ford Trucks to supply a fuel cell system that will be used to produce a hydrogen fuel cell…
Equipment Nikola claims interest increasing in hydrogen fuel cell trucks August 2, 2023 Nikola says it has received more than 200 sales orders for Class 8 hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric trucks from 18 customers. The trucks have entered series production at the company’s Coolidge, Ariz., manufacturing…
Equipment Bosch ramps up hydrogen-fuel-cell production July 13, 2023 Bosch says it has begun volume production of its fuel-cell power module for heavy trucks, with Nikola serving as pilot customer with its North American hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric Class 8 truck. “Bosch…
Equipment Nikola inks deals for FCEVs, green hydrogen production January 25, 2023 Nikola Corporation has agreed to deliver 15 Nikola Tre hydrogen-fuel-cell trucks to Biagi Bros. in Ontario, Calif., in the fourth quarter. The trucks will run more than 100,000 miles a…
Equipment Kenworth wraps project with Toyota-supplied hydrogen fuel cells September 26, 2022 Kenworth and Toyota have concluded a joint project running Class 8 fuel-cell-electric trucks at the Port of Los Angeles and area. The project compared fuel cell truck performance to a…
Equipment Mahle begins hydrogen fuel cell development with Ballard February 24, 2022 Ballard Power Systems and Mahle Group are working together to build a next-generation hydrogen engine for longhaul commercial trucks. Mahle has taken delivery of a 120-kW module at its hydrogen…
Sustainability Will battery- and fuel-cell-electric trucks both find a home? December 1, 2021 Until someone invents a flux capacitor or discovers dilithium crystals somewhere in our solar system, the transition away from fossil fuels will involve lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. These…
Sustainability Ballard buys European fuel cell installer November 12, 2021 Ballard Power Systems has purchased a UK-based installer of hydrogen fuel cell systems. Arcola Energy is a systems engineering company specializing in the installation of fuel cells in trucks, buses…
Sustainability Ballard hits 100M-km milestone with fuel cells October 5, 2021 Ballard Power Systems has achieved a 100-million-kilometer milestone, with medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles powered by its fuel cell technologies. It has more than doubled its total kilometers traveled over…
Equipment Ballard Power introduces new 100-kW hydrogen fuel cell September 16, 2021 Ballard Power expanded its hydrogen fuel cell line, with the addition of a 100-kW version to its FCmove platform. Ballard says the new addition is its most powerful and flexible…
Equipment Eaton to work with Ballard on fuel cell technology September 8, 2021 Eaton will partner with Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The partnership stems from a…
Equipment Hino debuts Class 8 fuel-cell-electric prototype August 31, 2021 Hino Trucks is showcasing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., this week. The XL8 prototype was first teased last year. “It’s amazing what…
Equipment What role will Canada play in the burgeoning global hydrogen economy? March 9, 2021 The federal government has announced ambitious plans to develop a hydrogen economy in Canada and if it’s to be successful, trucking could play a large role in both its development…
Sustainability Feds offer more funding to advance hydrogen fuel cell vehicles March 3, 2021 Canada has announced $46,000 in funding to encourage the use of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) including trucks. The latest funding complements earlier funding that included $600 million for…
