Fuel cells

• [New] The first three fuel cell vehicles brought to market will be based on the Renault Master platform and should be available in Europe by end of 2021. / FOCUS
• [New] Road freight transport will be operated almost exclusively with battery-electric, overhead line and fuel cell vehicles from as early as 2045, as will bus and rail. / Agora Energiewende
• [New] While batteries will work for short-haul trucks, they see hydrogen fuel cells playing a major role for heavier loads and longer distances. / Tech Xplore
• In the area of fuel cell, Bosch is developing both stationary and mobile fuel-cell solutions and from 2021 to 2024, Bosch plans to invest one billion euros in fuel cell technology. / Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association
• By 2050, hydrogen will account for one third of global fuel use in trucks and 60% of fuel used in shipping. / Unilever
• During the coming decade there will be a huge increase in the installation of end-use equipment for hydrogen including 15 million fuel-cell vehicles on the road by 2030. / Unilever
• During the 2020s, there is a large increase in the installation of end-use equipment for hydrogen, including more than 15 million hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road by 2030. / International Energy Agency
• We will lead the popularisation of drone aircraft in the delivery drone commercialisation market that needs around 3 million commercial drones in 2025, by establishing the hydrogen fuel cell mass production system exclusively for drones in South Korea. / Hydrogen View
• In March, Daimler and rival Volvo Trucks formed a joint venture to develop fuel cell systems that will convert hydrogen to electricity that powers long-distance trucks. / NACS Daily
• With 2021 XCIENT Fuel Cell, Hyundai will contribute to the widespread adoption of commercial vehicles powered by hydrogen. / HMG 저널-현대자동차그룹 뉴스 미디어
• Although more expensive than battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, driven by on-board hydrogen, will potentially benefit from Europe's desire to build a world-leading industry around the hydrogen technology. / Reuters
• We will lead the popularization of drone aircraft in the delivery drone commercialization market that needs around 3 million commercial drones in 2025 by establishing the hydrogen fuel cell mass production system exclusively for drones in South Korea. / Hydrogen Fuel News
• Fuel cell vehicles could play a role in the future, but with only 30,000 on the road globally today, we do not expect any large-scale adoption in the 2020s. / Transport&Environment
• The large freight-haul truckmaking companies explained that cellcentric would begin their production of H2 fuel cells in Europe in 2025. / Hydrogen Fuel News
• By 2035, nearly all cars sold globally are electric, and by 2050 nearly all heavy trucks sold are fuel cell or electric. / BBC News
• Vauxhall is actively speaking to business customers in the UK about hydrogen fuel cell technology and expects right-hand drive vehicles to arrive in 2023. / Tech Digest
• The Swedish truck maker is aiming for half its European sales in 2030 to be trucks powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells, while both groups want to be fully emissions-free by 2040. / China Daily
• By 2030, electric cars account for over 60% of car sales and fuel cell or electric vehicles are 30% of heavy truck sales. / International Energy Agency
• North America is anticipated to hold the major market share, owing to increased research and development in fuel cell technology. / Yahoo Finance New Zealand
• Honda's transition to electric vehicles will occur in stages and will not neglect hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles - a technology that's sparking more debate about its viability as EV adoption begins to pick up momentum in several crucial regions. / Autoweek
• Car and Driver says Honda's plans for North America call for electrified and fuel cell vehicles to make up 40% of sales by 2030, 80% by 2035, and 100% by 2040. / CleanTechnica
• China's Roadmap 2.0 for Energy Saving Technology and New Energy Vehicles foresees that by the end of 2035 the number of fuel cell vehicles will amount to one million and the demand for hydrogen will reach two million tonnes. / Modern Diplomacy
• The vision for the 175-acre city, where people will live and work amongst all of Toyota's projects, including its autonomous e-Palette shuttles and robots, is to build a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells. / TechCrunch

Last updated: 13 June 2021