Around 40 tonnes of IKEA home products have been hauled by a heavy-duty truck equipped with a hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) fuel system from Westport Fuel Systems.
Equipped with Westport’s H2 HPDI technology, the prototype truck, operated by Kaj Inrikes, hauled a trailer filled with around 40 tonnes of IKEA home furnishing products in Älmhult, Sweden.
The fuel system allows diesel engine manufacturers to convert their ICEs to run of gases such as green hydrogen. Westport says H2 HPDI results in an affordable solution with higher power and torque than the same engine running on diesel.
The trial saw the demonstration green hydrogen production and refuelling with hydrogen fuel provider Metacon and hydrogen infrastructure firm Hydri.
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