Van & Pickup News
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.
Motorsport News
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.
Aviation
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.
Truck News
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.
Truck News
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.
Truck News
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.
Truck News
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.
Insights
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.
Motorsport News
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.
Hydrogen News
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.
Refuelling Station News
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.
Exclusive
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.