Daimler Truck Deploys Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks in Customer Fleets for Real-World Testing
Key Ideas
- Daimler Truck is deploying five GenH2 fuel cell trucks with customers like Air Products, Amazon, Holcim, INEOS, and Wiedmann & Winz for real-world testing in Germany.
- The trucks will undergo a one-year test phase in different long-haul applications to gain practical experience and insights into customer requirements.
- The collaboration aims to advance series development of hydrogen-powered trucks, highlighting the importance of green energy availability, infrastructure, and cost parity for sustainable transportation success.
- The GenH2 Truck features a 300 kW fuel-cell system and a 400 kW battery, refilled at specific liquid hydrogen filling stations in Germany.
Daimler Truck is set to deploy Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks in customer fleets for real-world testing after a rigorous testing phase. Five GenH2 fuel cell trucks will be put into operation in Germany for various long-haul applications such as transporting building materials, sea containers, and cylinder gases. Customers like Air Products, Amazon, Holcim, INEOS, and Wiedmann & Winz will have the trucks under direct supervision of the manufacturer during a one-year test phase to gain practical experience and provide valuable insights for series development. The trucks will be refueled at designated liquid hydrogen filling stations, with a fuel-cell system delivering 300 kW and an additional 400 kW from the battery. Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck, emphasizes the importance of both battery-electric and hydrogen-based drives for decarbonizing transport, highlighting the need for green energy availability and comprehensive infrastructure for successful sustainable transportation. The development engineers have tailored the GenH2 Truck to match the characteristics of the conventional Mercedes-Benz Actros long-haul truck in terms of payload, range, and performance.