Author: Oliver Grant

RWTH Aachen University said its Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) has completed the SeLv research project, delivering a modular technology kit for electric heavy-duty trucks equipped with fuel cell range extenders that is designed for rapid transfer to industrial use. The project, funded by the German government with €16.9 million, has been underway since 2021 and focused on developing a battery-electric powertrain with a hydrogen fuel cell extender for commercial vehicles with a permissible gross weight of up to 41 tonnes. After more than five years of work and the construction of three prototypes, the system is…

Honda Motor said it will discontinue fuel cell system production at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM), its joint venture with General Motors, by the end of 2026, as it transitions to fuel cell technology developed independently. FCSM, located in Brownstown, Michigan, was established in 2017 as the automotive industry’s first joint venture dedicated to mass production of fuel cell systems. Honda said the decision followed discussions between the two companies and reflects a strategic shift toward its own next-generation hydrogen technologies. During its operation, the joint venture focused on improving fuel cell durability, enhancing low-temperature performance and reducing costs through…

Cellcentric, the fuel cell joint venture between Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, said it has appointed Kai Wörner as chief operating officer and managing director, effective January 2026, as the company continues to refine its production strategy for hydrogen fuel cells in heavy-duty vehicles. Wörner will take responsibility for Cellcentric’s operational business as COO while also sharing overall management duties as a managing director, the company said in a statement. He joins the executive board alongside chief financial officer Niklas Ekström and chief technology officer Nicholas Loughlan, who is also a managing director and acts as Cellcentric’s external spokesperson. See…

Germany’s limited and often unreliable hydrogen refuelling infrastructure remains a major obstacle for logistics companies seeking to deploy fuel cell trucks, prompting a new research initiative aimed at improving transparency, planning and utilisation of existing stations. The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University is leading the “HyConnect” project, which is developing a digital platform designed to support the efficient use of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. The project brings together refuelling station operator H2 Mobility, hydrogen producer and logistics provider H2 Green Power & Logistics, logistics software company Mansio and the Digital Supply Chain research group…

Researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin have gained new insights into how catalysts function inside hydrogen fuel cells, findings that could help guide future improvements in efficiency, durability and material use in the technology. Unlike catalysts in internal combustion engines, which are used to reduce harmful exhaust emissions, fuel cell catalysts play a direct role in generating electricity. In hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen is not burned but electrochemically converted into electrical power. Catalysts accelerate the otherwise slow reactions at the anode, where hydrogen is split into protons and electrons, and at the cathode,…

Hyundai Motor Group said it has secured an order for 224 hydrogen fuel-cell buses from the state-owned Guangzhou Public Transport Group, describing it as the largest single order for hydrogen buses in China to date. The buses will be supplied by HTWO Guangzhou, Hyundai’s China-based hydrogen unit, in partnership with local commercial vehicle maker Kaiwo Group. The two companies will jointly deliver the vehicles, which will form about half of Guangzhou Public Transport Group’s broader procurement of roughly 450 hydrogen buses under the tender. Financial terms were not disclosed. See also: Hyundai Ramps Up Hydrogen Bus Production in South Korea…