After General Motors rejected its contract with Nikola, it plans a new hydrogen truck project
A hydrogen-powered truck with a range of more than 500 miles is to be built in partnership with Navistar
General Motors, which was forced to move on just a few months ago to acquire a stake in troubled hydrogen truck startup Nikola is poised to move on. Today, the automaker announced that it has partnered with Illinois-based truck company Navistar and OneH2, a North Carolina-based hydrogen fuel cell company, to bring more hydrogen to long-haul trucks on the road.
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The three companies plan to work together with JB Hunt Transport Services the introduction of a “complete solution” for a fleet of emission-free heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks The move is further evidence that despite major fuel constraints, automakers continue to make big bets on hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe.
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Under the contract, Navistar will be in 2024 introduce a new fuel cell vehicle called the International RH Series Truck. The test versions of the truck will be introduced as early as 2022. Companies are striving for a powertrain fuel cell vehicle Tesla can achieve a range of more than 500 miles and refueling time of fewer than 15 minutes.
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(Tesla has promised its battery-electric semi-truck can travel up to 500 miles on a single charge – although this vehicle has not yet started production. )
This is how Navistar describes the drive system of the international truck of the RH series:
The FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) of the international RH series draws its energy from two GM Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes. Each Hydrotec power cube contains more than 300 hydrogen fuel cells with heat and energy management systems. They are compact and easy to pack into many different applications.
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The combined powertrain within the FCEV International RH Series will feature better power density for short-range trips, better kW output in short bursts, and a cost per mile that will be expected to be comparable to diesel in certain market segments. Hydrogen fuel cells, which use compressed hydrogen as fuel and release only water vapor as emission, have been in development for decades, but have only recently achieved performance and range numbers good enough to replace the
that said. Hydrogen as a popular fuel source has been hampered by an almost complete lack of a fuel infrastructure. There are currently 39 public hydrogen fueling stations in California (with another 25 under development), along with a couple in Hawaii. The east coast is trying to get in on the action. A handful of stations are in operation, and more are in the works in New York, New York. Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
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Experts predict that commercial vehicles, such as trucks and forklifts, could benefit more from hydrogen thanks to accessing to centralized industrial refueling stations. In 2019, Toyota introduced a fuel cell truck concept as part of a Port of Los Angeles feasibility study, which is part of the port’s efforts to reduce harmful emissions. But the Japanese automaker has yet to commit to making that concept a reality.
Nikola has been the greatest example of hydrogen’s promise and pitfalls. The startup claimed that its H2-powered truck will have an operating range of up to 1,200 miles when in operation. This never happened, although the company spent most of the past year watching its valuation skyrocket to new heights thanks to the meteoric rise in Tesla’s share price. As the hype grew, GM announced that it would acquire an 11 percent stake in the Tesla share price. while helping out with Nikola’s hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, including the Badger pickup. Nikola’s founder, Trevor Milton, resigned as chairman of the board, and GM later ended its equity deal with the company. n Class 7 and Class 8 fuel cell trucks
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Navistar is a less risky bet for GM. The company was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2016, after wasting billions of dollars on a diesel engine that failed to gain approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. . After US regulators announced new rules to cut carbon emissions from large trucks, pressuring Navistar to find a technology partner, Volkswagen swooped in to buy a minority stake in the company.
Navistar doesn’t just make trucks, the Lisle, Illinois-based company also owns International Trucks, which encompasses a variety of medium-duty trucks, and IC Bus, which makes buses and commercial vehicles. Last year, the company acquired an equity stake in TuSimple, a leading autonomous vehicle startup, and announced plans to build an autonomous semi-trailer truck that can operate without a human driver on local roads and highways.
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