Zero Hedge reported on California launching a hydrogen hub infrastructure for hydrogen refueling infrastructure. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/california-launch-hydrogen-hub-expand-zero-emission-technology. The California government’s official press release on the Hydrogen Hub was released 17 July 2024 at https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/17/california-launches-world-leading-hydrogen-hub/. Clean Technica produced an article about the Hydrogen Hub grant program that covers multiple states.
This blog will follow Nikola and Hyla, which are available online at https://www.nikolamotor.com/ and https://www.hyla.co/. Nikola produces the TRE FCEV.
General Motors has a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and Honda for Hydrogen development. Hyundai has the XCIENT fuel cell truck. Kenworth has the T680. Like the Hyundai the T680 places the fuel tanks behind the driver from floor to ceiling. The Kenworth is a partnership with Toyota with Toyota producing the fuel cell power plant and Kenworth producing the trucks. All of these are limited to around 400-450 miles of range, with the exception of one of the XCIENTS which listed 400km, which is 248 miles. Hyundai has a class 8 truck in partnership with a company called Plus, and they claim to be fully autonomous.
Volvo has fuel cell trucks with a range of up to 1000 km. International Trucks has a hydrogen fuel cell technology designed for routes 300+ miles in testing. They use the General Motors fuel cell platform, and OneH2 mobile hydrogen production and fueling technology to bring the fuel station to the customer in a manner similar to Hyla.
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The Hydrogen Hub infrastructure launched by California is an important step towards expanding zero-emission transportation options. With more refueling stations available, it will be easier for consumers to switch to hydrogen-powered vehicles and reduce their carbon footprint. It’s great to see multiple companies working together on developing hydrogen technology, including Nikola, Hyla, General Motors, Honda, Kenworth, Toyota, Volvo, International Trucks, and more. The range of these vehicles varies, but it’s clear that there is a growing interest in producing longer-range hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
Addendum 9/21/24: Ford has a hydrogen vehicle in the works with an outsourced power train, but it was not included at the time of original writing.