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…
Equipment Refocused Nikola details plans for 2021 February 26, 2021 A more focused Nikola Corporation is moving forward with plans to bring the Tre cabover battery-electric truck to the North America, to be followed by fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Equipment Nikola details plans for fuel cell electric truck rollouts February 23, 2021 Nikola has released details for its planned rollout of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). It will first launch North American production of its Tre cabover battery-electric truck, followed by a…
Sustainability Canada lays out $1.5-billion strategy to develop hydrogen economy December 16, 2020 ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. – The federal government has released an in-depth hydrogen strategy it says will position Canada as a global leader in the emerging clean fuel industry. The feds…
Technology Volvo, Daimler form fuel-cell joint venture November 2, 2020 GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have taken a major step toward sustainable transportation. They have established a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize…
Sustainability Hyundai takes step closer to North American launch of fuel cell trucks October 7, 2020 SEOUL, South Korea – Hyundai has delivered its first seven hydrogen fuel cell Xcient Class 8 trucks to customers in Switzerland, and reaffirmed plans to bring the truck to the…
Equipment Hino to work with Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 October 5, 2020 LONG BEACH, Calif. – Hino on Oct. 5 unveiled its path to developing a zero-emissions truck line, highlighted by the announcement it will design a Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell…
