(Stuttgart / Sunbury) – Daimler Truck AG and BP Advanced Mobility Limited want to jointly build a hydrogen infrastructure in Great Britain to advance the decarbonization of the British freight transport network. The agreement includes both the development of infrastructure and the introduction of hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks.
According to the information, BP is examining the construction and operation of 25 hydrogen filling stations by 2030. From 2025, Daimler Truck AG wants to deliver hydrogen-based fuel cell trucks to British customers.
Hydrogen is essential for long distances
For CO2-neutral long-distance transport with heavy trucks, “hydrogen-powered fuel cell drives will be indispensable in the future,” said Karin Rådström, responsible for the Mercedes-Benz Trucks brand and member of the Board of Directors of Daimler Truck AG. However, it also calls for “support from politicians” – presumably government funding – in order to “enable our customers to use fuel cell trucks economically”.
BP is also confident that hydrogen is “sometimes the only way to go for long-distance transport with heavy trucks,” said Emma Delaney, executive vice president of customers and products. By working with Daimler Truck, “we can accelerate the deployment of both vehicles and infrastructure” to bring hydrogen to the UK transport industry.
Daimler Truck AG wants to go public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in December. A “Capital Market Day” is planned for November 11th. At the end of October, the company received a first issuer rating from S&P Global Ratings with a rating of “BBB+” (outlook stable) and “A3” (outlook stable) from Moody's Investor Service.
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Daimler and BP want to work together to build a British hydrogen infrastructure. © Daimler Truck AG
