One of the benefits of fcevs is that hydrogen uses a fuelling infrastructure that s similar to conventional trucks.
Hydrogen fuel cell truck.
Same as diesel gasoline.
As delegates prepare to descend on the 2019 international hydrogen fuel cell vehicle congress in rugao it s timely that horizon jiening new energy and partners have commenced delivery of the first 20 units of 42t trucks to be supplied as part of an aggressive plan to deploy at least 2 000 zero emission trucks within a few years.
A truck can be filled with hydrogen in less than 15 minutes and the process of fuelling a fcev is.
The result even with.
This means that fcevs could be refuelled at existing truck stops across the country and the fuelling experience would be similar.
A fuel cell truck runs a hybrid powertrain that uses hydrogen to generate the electricity that powers the truck s motors and can concurrently charge the truck s powertrain battery.
While drivers of a nikola hydrogen fuel cell truck won t pay for fuel as a separate line item the cost of fuel is rolled into the cost per mile they pay for the vehicle.
The truck was designed and integrated by cummins in columbus indiana and includes a proton exchange membrane pem fuel cell from hydrogenics a recent addition to cummins.
Ttsi has used hydrogen fuel cell trucks in its drayage operation for nearly 10 years and has experienced firsthand the pros and cons of this technology.
The hydrogen is stored in multiple large tanks which can be completely filled within 15 to 20 minutes at a pressure of 700 bar.
The truck was designed for a 90 kw fuel cell and is scalable in 30 kw or 45 kw increments up to 180 kw andalso has a 100 kwh lithium ion battery capacity.