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May
07, 2023
By
Stephen Edelstein
Toyota and Hyundai broaden fuel-cell semi plans for US
Toyota and Hyundai this week announced plans to
broaden their respective U.S. hydrogen fuel-cell semi truck projects.
The Japanese automaker has been collaborating with truck maker PACCAR
for several years on fuel-cell test vehicles, but on Tuesday it an
announced an expansion of the joint effort aimed at pushing fuel-cell
trucks toward production.
"The expanded agreement supports ongoing development and
commercialized zero-emission versions of the Kenworth T680 and
Peterbilt 579 models featuring Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain
kit," a Toyota press release said, "with initial customer deliveries
planned for 2024."
Both the Kenworth and Peterbilt brands are part of the PACCAR truck
family.
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Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks with Toyota
hydrogen fuel-cell models
“We are excited to work with PACCAR to realize a
future where Toyota’s industry leading hydrogen fuel cell technology
can power heavy-duty trucks that will travel across highways
throughout the U.S. with zero emissions,” Christopher Yang, Toyota
Motor North America group vice president of business development, said
in a statement.
The same day as Toyota's announcement, Hyundai debuted the version of
its Xcient Fuel Cell for the U.S. Hyundai in 2021 announced plans to
bring this Class 8 truck to California for testing. The Xcient Fuel
Cell launched in 2020 and has already operated in Switzerland,
Germany, Israel, South Korea, and New Zealand, covering more than 4
million miles so far, according to a Hyundai press release.
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Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell at 2023 ACT Expor
Hyundai brought one of the trucks to the Advanced
Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, California, a 6x4 tractor
(with six wheels, four of them powered) with a pair of 90-kw fuel-cell
stacks and a 350-kw electric motor. The Xcient isn't just
hydrogen-powered; as a battery buffer it packs as much battery
capacity as a GMC Hummer EV. Hyundai estimates over 450 miles of range
when fully loaded, and a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 82,000
pounds.
The release also mentioned an aspiration to "foster partnerships and
future businesses to provide fleet operation solutions for hydrogen
truck customers," including some efforts related to its planned EV "Metaplant"
in Georgia, which is being built to produce up to 300,000 EVs
annually, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis models. Hyundai was
light on specifics, but there will certainly be a lot of trucks moving
in and out of a plant that large.
Noticeably absent from this week's announcements, all timed for the
Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) show in Anaheim, California, was
General Motors. In 2021 the U.S. automaker announced a joint effort
with truck maker Navistar to build and support 2,000 long-haul
hydrogen semis, each with a range of more than 500 miles and 15-minute
refueling. At the time, Navistar said test vehicles would start a
pilot phase by the end of 2022, with production following in 2024.
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