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MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio

The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release from MAN.

This is the first paragraph.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus will be the first European truck producer to launch a small series with a hydrogen combustion engine. The initially planned small series of around 200 units is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as early as 2025. The “MAN hTGX”, as the vehicle will be called, offers an alternative zero-emission drive variant for special applications, for example for transporting heavy goods – such as construction work, tank transport or timber transport. The hTGX can also be an environmentally friendly alternative to battery-electric trucks for use in areas without sufficient charging infrastructure or for markets where sufficient hydrogen is already available. MAN will hand over its battery-electric truck to customers for the first time in 2024 and scale it up from 2025. MAN has been the market leader for electric city buses in Europe since 2023.

Note.

1. The hydrogen truck is based on the proven TG vehicles.
2. The engine is a hydrogen version of one of their current diesel engines.
3. The vehicle will satisfy the forthcoming EU regulations on carbon dioxide emissions.
4. The maximum range is up to 600 kilometres, which would allow London and Edinburgh, provided there was a hydrogen supply at both ends.
5. With hydrogen compressed to 700 bar (CG H2) and a tank capacity of 56 kg, the vehicle can be refuelled in less than 15 minutes.

This could be a very useful truck for the UK.

April 10, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Hydrogen, Transport/Travel | Hydrogen-Powered Trucks, MAN