Hyzon Acquires German Electric Truck and Body Company
Rochester, N.Y.-based Hyzon Motors announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Orten Betriebs and subsidiaries, and Orten Electric Trucks, German manufacturers of innovative truck and trailer bodies for the beverage industry.
June 17, 2022Why Hydrogen is Trucking's Next Fuel
The Advanced Clean Truck Rule, which will require manufacturers to increase their zero-emissions truck sales by a growing percentage starting in 2025, has now been adopted by six states. At the same time, Cummins has unveiled a new strategy to reduce the negative impacts of its products as well as collaborate with various industry stakeholders in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. With designs to supply Freightliner with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the heavy-duty Cascadia model, is hydrogen the first step to a cleaner industry? President and COO of Cummins, Jennifer Rumsey joins TT's Dan Ronan to discuss how the company is changing existing products and developing new ones, collaborating with Trillium to help customers integrate alternative fuel technologies into their fleets, and how important it is to start reducing emissions today.
June 16, 2022Startup Hydron Plans Autonomous Longhaul Trucks With Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The co-founder of San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple, Mo Chen, announced he started a new company called Hydron to bring to market Class 8 hydrogen-powered trucks equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving technology.
Clean Hydrogen Pushed to Starring Role in Energy Future
The U.S. Department of Energy is pushing itself, academia and industry to come up with ways to make and distribute clean hydrogen at a price low enough to boost it into a starring role as the primary alternative fuel of the future.
State Lawmakers Take Steps to Advance Hydrogen Fuel
State legislators across the nation are working to create new laws to promote the development and use of hydrogen energy.
States Make Plays to Become Federal Hydrogen Fuel Hubs
Like Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, other states across the nation are scrambling to become hydrogen hubs in the hopes of securing some of the $9.5 billion in federal funds for clean hydrogen initiatives.
Oklahoma Legislature Creates Legal Infrastructure for Hydrogen Energy
Oklahoma legislators have passed nine new laws creating a legal infrastructure for hydrogen fuel to better position residents and businesses to make, use and distribute the alternative energy source.
How Anglo American Developed the World’s Biggest Hydrogen-Fueled Truck
Four years ago, Anglo American Plc couldn’t find any industry partners to support its idea of replacing open-pit mining’s monster diesel trucks with climate-friendly, green hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
US Earmarks $504 Million for World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub
The U.S. is backing a project to create the world’s largest hydrogen production and storage facility in Utah in a push to bring the clean-burning fuel into the mainstream.
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas Create Hydrogen Hub
Three states are joining forces to create a regional hub to develop and produce hydrogen that will be used as a fuel and for manufacturing feedstock.