Consortium launches hydrogen-powered delivery truck

The project, supported by FortisBC's Clean Growth Innovation Fund, launched earlier in Autumn 2025 to demonstrate the real-world performance of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks in daily retail operations. The hydrogen pilot in B.C. marks the next step in the company's strategy to explore lower carbon, scalable technologies that can help transform how goods move across Canada.

Since beginning regular service the week of 14 October 2025, the hydrogen-fuelled truck has completed multiple Lower Mainland–to–Squamish routes and logged hundreds of kilometres of zero-emission deliveries, providing valuable data on performance, fuelling and operating conditions.

The demonstration brings together a broad partnership including HTEC, the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA), the BC Trucking Association (BCTA), Deloitte, Transport Canada, the province of British Columbia and Hyundai Motor Company.

Funding for this demonstration includes a US$30 000 contribution from FortisBC's Clean Growth Innovation Fund. Data collection and analysis are supported through Transport Canada's Zero Emission Trucking Program, delivered via the Deloitte and AMTA Trucking Testbed and AMTA's own Zero Emission Trucking Testbed, which is piloting zero-emission freight hauling in Western Canada.

Funding for the Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell truck is provided through the province of B.C.'s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, which supports the province's clean energy sector.

The truck is leased from HTEC and fuelled at HTEC's Southeast Marine Drive hydrogen station in Vancouver. The truck's operation between the Lower Mainland and Squamish offers critical insights into the vehicle's range, efficiency and performance.

The demonstration will continue through late November 2025, contributing data and insights to help inform future hydrogen vehicle and infrastructure development across British Columbia.

Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, commented: "We are proud to support initiatives that bring together government, industry, and innovators to show how Canada can lead in building a cleaner, more competitive economy. By cutting emissions, fostering innovation, and driving sustainable growth in the transportation sector and beyond, projects like this are helping build a stronger, more resilient future for our country."

Mike Leclair, VP of major projects and LNG at FortisBC, said: "Heavy-duty transportation is one of the hardest sectors to lower carbon emissions, but through collaboration and innovative thinking we can help drive forward solutions. Hydrogen offers the long range and fast refuelling needed for freight, and this demonstration shows how industry, utilities and government can work together to advance practical, lower carbon solutions."

Jeff Grant, VP of Commercial Development at HTEC, added: "Support from the province has been essential in securing these vehicles and enabling the deployment of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks in real-world fleet operations. We are pleased to work with organisations like Loblaw and FortisBC, whose commitment and leadership in adopting clean technologies is helping to advance practical, scalable solutions for lower carbon freight in Canada."

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