ITS World Congress 2021: Next Mobility Accelerator brings H2 truck
A tripartite alliance consisting of Shell Deutschland GmbH, the MaierKorduletsch Group, and Paul Nutzfahrzeuge presented their own medium-duty fuel cell truck at the ITS World Congress in Hamburg. As the "Next Mobility Accelerator," the three companies aim to contribute a building block to the development of a hydrogen economy.
"Road freight transport could triple by 2050. At the same time, Germany is still falling short of its own goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, in many cities and regions, nitrogen oxide and other pollutant limits are being exceeded. It is therefore important to reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality, for example through new low- or zero-carbon propulsion systems and fuels, as well as improved fuel efficiency," said Fabian Ziegler, Managing Director of Shell Deutschland.
Paul Nutzfahrzeuge is building the vehicle with components from Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks, ZF, and Toyota, ensuring service, maintenance, and parts supply. MaierKorduletsch is constructing the first hydrogen filling station for the initial trucks. Shell plans to supply green hydrogen and develop an integrated mobility platform, including a vehicle offering on a pay-per-kilometer basis.
Based on the chassis and driver's cab of the Mercedes-Benz Atego, the new zero-emission vehicle is equipped by Paul Nutzfahrzeuge with a central electric drive from ZF and a fuel cell from Toyota. The 15-ton chassis with a total towing weight of 24 tons is expected to have a range of up to 500 kilometers and can be fully refueled within ten to 15 minutes. The hydrogen tank holds 30 kilograms. The first 25 prototypes are set to be tested by selected customers as early as next year. Series production is planned for 2023.
Subject to a final investment decision, Shell, together with other partners and with the support of public funding measures, plans to offer customers up to 2,500 fuel cell trucks and up to 50 hydrogen filling stations by 2025, according to the company.
For heavy-duty transport, Shell has joined the interest group "H2Accelerate" (H2A). The goal of this partnership between Shell, Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, Linde, OMV, TotalEnergies, and the Volvo Group is to support the large-scale introduction of heavy fuel cell trucks.
As part of this initiative, Shell through Shell New Energies NL B.V. and Daimler Truck recently announced that Shell plans to operate a hydrogen refueling network for heavy trucks between the planned green hydrogen production sites in Rotterdam, Cologne, and Hamburg starting in 2024. Correspondingly, Daimler Truck plans to deliver the first heavy hydrogen trucks to customers starting in 2025.
The partners' plan envisions the continuous expansion of hydrogen infrastructure in this corridor, so that by 2030, 150 hydrogen refueling stations and around 5,000 heavy fuel cell trucks of the Mercedes-Benz brand can be operational.
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