VOLVO TRUCKS TESTS HYDROGEN-POWERED ELECTRIC TRUCKS ON PUBLIC ROADS

Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel-cell electric trucks for the first time. These zero exhaust emission trucks use hydrogen to produce their own electricity onboard – making them suitable for longer transport assignments.

Now, the trucks have been tested on public roads for the first time. But not just any public road. To make it extra challenging, the tests have been conducted above the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden – in an extremely cold climate.

Commercially available in the second half of this decade
Volvo currently offers the industry’s broadest product line-up of battery electric trucks, with six models in series production, catering to a very wide variety of transports in and between cities.

The fuel cell electric trucks will be available in the second half of this decade. Tests with hauliers will start a few years before the commercial launch. To speed up the development, Volvo Group has joined forces with Daimler to develop and produce fuel cell systems that are tailor-made for heavy-duty vehicles.

Possible to cut CO2 already today
For hauliers who want to offer zero exhaust emission transport already, Volvo Trucks currently offers six different battery-electric models as well as trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas.

Facts
Volvo’s hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will use two fuel cells with a capacity to generate 300 kW of electric power. Green hydrogen is an endless resource that is produced by using renewable energy sources, such as wind, water and sun.