Hyzon Motors completes 15th commercial vehicle

This marks the completion of Hyzon's fifteenth commercial vehicle trial in North America since the company began its trial program in March 2022.

Through these trials, Hyzon's hydrogen-powered FCEVs have been used in commercial operations with a range of fleets including Airgas, Bison Transport, Performance Food Group, Pilot Company, Talke, and Total Transportation Services in North America, and Hylane and MPREIS in Europe. Trials have occurred in freight applications such as drayage, food and beverage, regional haulage, and bulk liquid.

These trials have allowed the company to put its fuel cell technology to the test across a diverse set of real-world customer operating conditions, supporting ongoing improvements to vehicle design and overall vehicle performance. These trials included extreme weather conditions up to 110° F in California, US and down to -6 °F in Alberta, Canada, as part of an ongoing 6-month programme through which seven commercial fleets trialled the vehicle.

Over the course of these trials and testing, Hyzon's FCEVs have accumulated over 68 000 miles and more than 2900 hours of fuel cell run-time, providing valuable insights into the real-life demands of freight applications including fuel efficiency, component and vehicle durability, and maintenance needs. The trial programmes serve as a critical proof and experience point for fleets in advancing to a commercial vehicle supply agreement with consideration for their operations and potential deployment of Hyzon FCEVs in the future.

Hyzon CEO, Parker Meeks, said: "Hyzon focuses on large fleets who are actively seeking decarbonisation solutions and want to start that today by trialling new technologies. We aim to partner with these fleets on multi-year order programmes to scale the decarbonisation impact as we collaboratively validate performance of the initial trucks in their fleet, while securing additional subsidies and standing up fuelling."

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