Hydrogen Trucks

Hopium Machina hydrogen car

Hopium abandons its hydrogen car dreams, will focus on fuel cells for heavy-duty machines instead

Hydrogen car maker Hopium has received court approval to pivot to fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles, with deliveries in mid-2025.

12 hours ago - 4 mins read
Daimler Truck tests prototype GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell Mercedes Benz trucks in the Swiss Alps

Daimler puts next-gen Mercedes-Benz hydrogen trucks through their paces in the Alps

Daimler tests next-gen Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen trucks in the Alps, covering 6,500km and 83,000m elevation in extreme winter conditions.

4 days ago - 4 mins read
Matt Harrison, Toyota Motor Europe, stands before a Toyota car with a hydrogen refuelling backdrop. (Image: Toyota Motor Europe)

Toyota lays out hydrogen roadmap at 2025 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar

Toyota unveils its hydrogen roadmap at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Seminar, focusing on fuel cell trucks, infrastructure, and power solutions.

1 week ago - 3 mins read
Cummins hydrogen engine 6.7 litre Project Brunel. (Image: Cummins)

Cummins brands UK-built 6.7-litre hydrogen engine “success” and is “ready to go”

Cummins completes Project Brunel, developing a UK-built 6.7-litre hydrogen combustion engine for commercial vehicles and heavy duty machines.

3 weeks ago - 4 mins read
Explore Plant bags first Scania hydrogen truck for UK operations

Explore Transport bags first Scania hydrogen truck for UK operations

Explore Transport has secured the UK’s first Scania hydrogen fuel cell truck, entering service in 2026 as part of HyHAUL’s M4 corridor trial.

3 weeks ago - 5 mins read
H2 Mobility to close underused stations in Germany, focuses on commercial vehicles

H2 Mobility to close underused stations in Germany, focuses on commercial vehicles

H2 Mobility is closing 22 older stations by mid-2025 as part of a planned shift to support growing commercial demand.

3 weeks ago - 4 mins read
The BMW iX5 Hydrogen features a fuel-cell system generating an output of 125 kW (170 hp).

The miraculous versatility of the hydrogen fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cells can power everything from cars to HGVs to backup generators using the same core tech – scalable, effective and high tech.

3 weeks ago - 3 mins read
Saudi Aramco and HyperView hydrogen fuel cell truck.

Aramco and HyperView develop hydrogen-powered self-driving truck

Aramco and HyperView unveil a hydrogen fuel cell powered semi-autonomous truck with 800 km range and 15-min refuelling.

4 weeks ago - 2 mins read
BMW Iveco hydrogen fuel cell truck for BMW logistics

BMW doubles down on hydrogen: Acquires hydrogen trucks for logistics fleet

BMW expands its hydrogen strategy with new hydrogen fuel cell trucks for its logistics fleet under the European H2Haul project.

1 month ago - 4 mins read
Nikola Trucks FCEV Truck Records Record Sale Q3 2024 Driving Hydrogen October 2024

Nikola goes bankrupt, initiates sale process to restructure zero-emissions truck operations

Nikola Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with approximately $47 million in cash left to fund its operations until March 2025.

1 month ago - 4 mins read
Toyota's new hydrogen fuel cell system (3rd generation FC system). (Image: Toyota)

Toyota announces brand new Gen 3 hydrogen Fuel Cell: Is this the diesel killer?

Toyota’s 3rd Gen Hydrogen Fuel Cell System: diesel-tough reliability, 20% more efficiency, and cost-saving performance.

1 month ago - 4 mins read
HVS on the brink: Pivot from truck manufacturing to tech licensing amid financial turmoil.

HVS on the brink: Pivots from truck manufacturing to tech licensing amid financial turmoil

HVS pivots from hydrogen truck making to tech licensing amid financial struggles, seeking £10m investment to clear debt and secure future.

1 month ago - 4 mins read
Element 2's hydrogen refuelling station at Teeside Airport (mockup). Image: (Element 2)

Hydrogen refuelling: Element 2’s Teeside Airport station bags planning approval

Element 2’s Teesside Airport hydrogen refuelling station gets green light, bringing the UK’s mass hydrogen adoption another step closer.

1 month ago - 4 mins read
Daimler Truck's Mercedes Benz battery electric e-600 Actros production line. (Image: Daimler Truck)

“Failure is not an option” – Daimler Truck exec’s brutal takedown of EU’s broken truck strategy

Daimler Truck exec Dr. Andreas Gorbach delivers a blistering critique of Europe’s zero-emission truck strategy, warning of “draconian penalties” and a catastrophic lack of infrastructure. With hydrogen and battery-electric trucks ready, why is policy failing?

2 months ago - 8 mins read

HydroFleet invests $33 million in hydrogen truck refuelling in Georgia

HydroFleet is putting $33 million into a hydrogen production and refuelling hub in Pooler, Georgia, for heavy-duty hydrogen trucks.

2 months ago - 2 mins read
HVS secures fresh investment from Excelledia Ventures amid staffing shakeup

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) secures fresh investment amid staffing shakeup

Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has received new investment from Qatar’s Excelledia Ventures following staffing shakeup.

2 months ago - 4 mins read
Tata Motors Prima Hydrogen Truck

Tata Motors rolls out hydrogen trucks for India

Tata Motors is accelerating towards a greener future with its pioneering pilot project, deploying hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) trucks.

2 months ago - 3 mins read
Verne’s cryo-compressed hydrogen truck holds 87% more fuel and is 40% cheaper

Verne’s cryo-compressed hydrogen truck holds 87% more fuel, cuts costs by 40%

Verne says it has the answer to improving hydrogen refuelling. Their tech packs 87% more fuel in, whilst reducing distribution costs by 40%.

2 months ago - 3 mins read
Aegis lands £100 million to build 30 new UK hydrogen refuelling stations

Aegis lands £100 million to build 30 new UK hydrogen refuelling stations

Aegis Energy has raised £100 million from Quinbrook to develop the UK’s first multi refuelling hubs for hydrogen, electric, bio-CNG, and HVO.

2 months ago - 4 mins read

Hydrogen refuelling: Texas’ SwRI launches joint project to improve truck refuelling

SwRI is working to improve hydrogen truck refuelling. The Texas institute launched a 4 year joint project to tackle infrastructure hurdles.

2 months ago - 3 mins read