Daimler truck and volvo demand political support for hydrogen trucks
Hydrogen-powered E-trucks are the key to CO2-neutral traffic management, says martin daum, CEO of daimler truck AG. Together with volvo, 2025 in europe, he liked the series production of fuel cells. What is missing are the hydrogen petrol stations for these trucks. At least 300 should be 2025 in europe, about 1.000 spad 2030, demand daum and volvo boss martin lundstedt.
You are standing in front of a hen egg problem: without fuel cell trucks, the hydrogen petrol stations have no sense. Without hydrogen supply, the fuel cell trucks have no dew. Now the two corporations have a well-known investment in view: at an unexplained location in europe, they might build a rough fuel cell factory whose series production should start at 2025. The hope behind it is that the europe’s politician is convinced of investing in a hydrogen tanket network.
In addition, the truck manufacturers wanted "policy framework", demand and affordability should guarantee CO2 neutral truck. To german: subsidies because the trucks will be significantly more expensive at the beginning, and still higher taxes on producing fuels. And: "emissions trading could be another option", can be found in the common press release.
Cellcentric in baden-wurttemberg and british columbia
Volvo and daimler bundling their fuel cell development in a joint joint venture. Grounded last year and has more than 300 employees in stuttgart and in the vancouver area at canada west cust. They have already secured more than 700 patents. First as "daimler truck fuel cell gmbh co. Kg" grounded, the company firmies from now under the name cellcentric.
The planned location of the grossfabrik is to be asked for the next year. Cellcentric is currently working on prototypes. In esslingen, the specifications for preparations for the construction of a manufactory for pre-series fuel cells run.
The production of the vehicles themselves is not task cellcentrics. In this area daimler truck and volvo remain competitors. The first beta tests with end customers should begin at about three years, starting series productions in the second half of the decade. This is not a departure of e-truck whose electricity comes from batteries. Such commercial vehicles should be used in the future at lower loads and short distances.
H2accelerate with shell and OMV
The two corporations are not just waiting for political backwind. Last year, with iveco, shell and the easter energy group OMV, they have called an initiative for the deconbonization of the european truck traffic. Under the name of "h2accelerate" together they want to promote the environmentally friendly production of hydrogen, infrastructure for the groacry transport of hydrogen, a gas station network and the production of suitable vehicles.
