Automobile club uses tow truck with fuel cells
(Cologne / Germany) – The ACV Automobil-Club Verkehr eV (ACV Automobile Club Traffic) has put a fuel cell-powered tow truck into service. After "just over six months of planning and construction," the vehicle is now in operation at the Cologne-based ACV partner LS Pannenservice (LS Breakdown Service)...
Stadler is building a hydrogen-powered train for Sardinia's narrow-gauge railways
(Bussnang / Switzerland) – According to its own statements, the Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler Rail AG has developed the "world's first hydrogen train for narrow-gauge lines" for the southern Italian rail operator Trasporti Regionali della Sardegna (ARST). Compared to...
ÖBB puts 35 hydrogen buses into operation for regional transport
(Villach, Austria) – The local public transport company ÖBB Postbus has added 35 hydrogen buses to its fleet for regional transport. The twelve-meter-long vehicles were supplied by the Egyptian manufacturer MCV (Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles). Funding was provided by...
The federal government is funding regional hydrogen mobility with around 30 million euros.
(Erfurt, Germany) – Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder presented funding certificates to the three winning regions of the second round of the "HyLand – Hydrogen Regions in Germany" competition in the "HyPerformer" category. This means the regions...
The hydrogen-powered "Viking Libra" is launched for the first time.
(Ancona, Italy) – The world's first hydrogen-powered cruise ship has been floated out. The final construction phase is now beginning at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA. The "Viking Libra" is scheduled for delivery in November of this year...
Mercedes-Benz is producing 100 fuel cell trucks in a small series.
(Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Germany) – Daimler Truck plans to launch a small series of 100 vehicles of its hydrogen-powered truck, dubbed "NextGenH2". The tractor units, built in Wörth, are then scheduled to be sent to customers for further testing starting at the end of 2026. The company had...
Buses at Incheon International Airport are now refueling with liquid hydrogen
(Incheon / South Korea) – A hydrogen mobility center with a refueling station has been inaugurated at Incheon Airport on South Korea's northwest coast, barely 30 kilometers from the capital, Seoul. The station is described as "an important driver for the transition from..."
There are 30.000 hydrogen vehicles on the roads in China.
(Beijing, China) – In the first half of last year, 1.364 fuel cell vehicles were manufactured and 1.373 were sold in China. For the entire year of 2024, production reached 5.548 units and sales 5.405 units. Cumulatively...
Due to a lack of refueling stations, Daimler will not start series production of its fuel cell trucks in Europe until 2030.
(Stuttgart, Germany) – Daimler Truck AG plans to begin large-scale industrialization of fuel cells and the planned series production of its hydrogen-powered trucks in Europe only in the "early 2030s." The reason given is that the "expansion of..."
Netto supplies customers with two hydrogen trucks
(Maxhütte-Haidhof / Germany) – The food retailer Netto Marken-Discount Stiftung & Co. KG has added its first two hydrogen-powered trucks to its fleet at its branch in Henstedt-Ulzburg. The vehicles deliver to branches in...
BMW Group receives over 270 million euros in funding for fuel cell technology
(Munich, Germany) – Automaker BMW AG will receive €273 million in funding for its "HyPowerDrive" project. The goal is the development and industrialization of an innovative fuel cell powertrain for passenger cars that can be integrated into existing...
Daimler plans to build 100 hydrogen semi-trailers for practical testing
(Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Germany) – Daimler has tested the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck in the Swiss Alps. According to the company, the summer testing took place over several weeks on mountain passes between 600 and 2.478 meters in altitude...
