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JCB's hydrogen Hydromax has hit 368 mph at Bonneville, breaking a 16-year-old class record and eclipsing the company's own diesel land speed benchmark. The engines aren't at full power yet - and an FIA world record attempt is next week.
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Toyota has signed a binding agreement to take an equal third of cellcentric, the heavy-duty fuel cell company set up by Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, with completion expected around the turn of the year.
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Dutch special transport operator deploys MAN hTGX hydrogen combustion tractors for construction haulage at up to 65 tonnes gross, joining a growing cluster of Dutch operators running MAN's 200-unit hydrogen truck series.
JCB says its hydrogen-powered land speed car has reached 177 mph during live testing at RAF Wittering, with Andy Green driving and both production-based hydrogen engines running under load for the first time ahead of a Bonneville record attempt in August.
The JCB heir and Wrightbus owner tells Hymotive that China's integrated hydrogen strategy is the model Europe should follow - and that the UK's Climate Change Committee has too few engineers to understand why.
Hymotive brings you hydrogen car news and the latest on zero-emission technology, refuelling infrastructure and cleaner road transport.
Oxfordshire County Council says it is the first local authority in England to use hydrogen for highway maintenance, after a ULEMCo-converted Ford Transit tipper running on hydrogen and HVO entered service - the first hydrogen vehicle in contractor M Group's 10,000-strong fleet.
Gazoo Racing says its DKR GR FC Hilux will race in Dakar's experimental category - the first time Toyota has deployed fuel cell rather than hydrogen combustion engine technology in motorsport.
The two UK aerospace firms will target uncrewed systems, surveillance platforms, and specialist mission aircraft, combining ZeroAvia's flight-tested hydrogen-electric propulsion with Marshall's military modification expertise.
Liverpool-based ULEMCo and Nottingham's Luxfer Gas Cylinders have formalised a decade-long working relationship into a strategic collaboration on hydrogen storage for heavy-duty trucks, construction equipment, marine and rail.
The hydrogen trucking collaboration says maintaining AFIR's mandatory infrastructure targets is essential for investor confidence, pointing to Germany's oversubscribed €220M scheme as evidence the regulation drives real demand.
Pharmaceutical group Teva has deployed an IVECO S-eWay Fuel Cell truck through hylane's pay-per-kilometre rental model for ratiopharm medicine deliveries from Ulm.
Daimler Truck has partnered with Munich company KEYOU, which will convert the Mercedes-Benz Actros to hydrogen combustion and offer the trucks to customers from the end of 2027. Claimed range of around 400 miles at 40 tonnes.
cellcentric's head of sales tells Hymotive the BZA375 cuts hydrogen consumption below 6 kg per 100 km in a loaded truck - and that somewhere between €6 and €8 per kilo at the pump, the total cost of ownership case against diesel starts to close.
JCB says its hydrogen-powered land speed car has reached 177 mph during live testing at RAF Wittering, with Andy Green driving and both production-based hydrogen engines running under load for the first time ahead of a Bonneville record attempt in August.
HyFlex® Compact pairs hydrogen fuel cells with batteries in a portable hybrid generator, with optional AC and DC inputs that let it connect to the grid and other energy sources into one system.
SamTrans has contracted FASTECH and Bosch Rexroth to build a station capable of dispensing 3.5 tonnes of hydrogen per day, featuring the first commercial deployment of Bosch Rexroth's CryoPump technology.
The JCB heir and Wrightbus owner tells Hymotive that China's integrated hydrogen strategy is the model Europe should follow - and that the UK's Climate Change Committee has too few engineers to understand why.
