As the hydrogen application funnel has narrowed, mobility advocates have been coining heavy-duty trucks as the frontier that will reap the benefits of hydrogen.
Despite 2024 proving to be a year of hampered ambitions across various end-uses, truck firms appeared to make clear strides in deploying heavy-duty hydrogen-powered vehicles.
The phoenix out of the ashes that is Nikola in October said that it had sold 235 of its Class 8 TRE FCEV trucks between Q4 2023 and Q3 2024. The firm also unveiled trials with the likes of DHL, Purina and Walmart.
Accelera by Cummins set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance travelled by a hydrogen FCEV truck without refuelling. The Kenworth 5370, powered by Accelera’s fuel cells, travelled 1,806 miles in California on a single fill.
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